November 5th, 2007
New State Finalist Are Awarded Titles for Miss Hawaii 2008!
On October 6, 2007 Miss Hawaii welcomed two new State finalist, the first crowned State finalists for the 2007-2008 season.
The new Miss East Oahu 2008 is Angela Everhart, who in 2005 and 2006 was first runner up to the Miss Hawaii title. Also crowned is new comer Lindsay Furuya, who is the new Miss Kahala 2008; Lindsay also was awarded the Talent award for the evening. 2007 Miss Hawaii finalist, Caroline Chapman placed first runner-up.
Local Programs Announce New & Returning Titles!
West Oahu program’s Chairman, Todd Oshiro has announced the creation of a new Local title which will be awarded for the 2008 season. With support from the Ko’olina Resort, Oshiro along with his program Directors will include the new title of Miss Ko’olina, to be awarded on January 26, 2008 at Leeward Community College-Theater. Oshiro will also award the Miss Leeward, Miss West Oahu and Miss North Shore titles.
Also new for the 2007-2008 season will be the return of the Miss Diamond Head and Miss Waikiki titles, which will be awarded alongside the Miss Island Oahu title on February 16, 2008 by Executive Director, Bonnie Parsons.
Those interested in these programs may contact Todd Oshiro at 536-5522 and Bonnie Parsons at 585-8116.
Click Link Below for PDF Announcement and Images of our New State Finalist!
october-updates-at-miss-hawaii.pdf
Aloha-Ryan Brown/MHO
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October 21st, 2007
The past four months have flown by and I can’t believe its almost the end of October. I have met so many incredible people in these last months and I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to meet them.
Last month I traveld to Japan for the first time. That was exciting! I had never been outside of the US and didn’t even have a passport until after the Miss Hawai’i Pageant. Talk about an experience!!!
While I was in Japan, I performed two hulas (Ka Pua U’i and Hali’i Lua) at the World Trade Fair in Tokyo and in Sapporo. I traveled with the band Pali and with performers from Tihati’s. We had so much fun site seeing, but most of all, eating 
I also did a LOT of shopping, especially at the 100 yen store which has anything and everything you could possibly want, including black Q-tips! I departed from Japan with considerably heavier suitcases then when I arrived. The trip was only 6 days, including travel time, and it felt much too short. Everyone I met was warm and welcoming. Hopefully I will have a chance to return this year!
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August 19th, 2007
Mark Your Calendars for these Upcoming Local Pageant Dates!
We are excited to be able to confirm the following Local Pageant dates, all preliminaries to Miss Hawaii 2008!
- Miss Kahala/Miss East Oahu (2) on October 6th (Oahu)
- Miss Kona Coffee on November 3rd (Waikoloa, Hawaii)
- Miss Molokai on December 22nd (Kaunakakai, Molokai)
- Miss West Oahu/Miss North Shore (2) on January 26, 2008 (Oahu)
- Miss Leeward/Miss Koolina (2) on January 26, 2008 (Oahu)
- Miss Kauai/Miss Garden Isle (2) on February 9, 2008 (Lihue, Kauai)
- Miss Island Oahu/Miss Island Ilima (2) on February 16, 2008 (Oahu)
Please visit our website at http://www.misshawaii.org/locals.htm for contact infomation on these fine programs.
Aloha,
Ryan Brown, Executive Director-MHO
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August 11th, 2007
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TLC AND THE MISS AMERICA ORGANIZATION REACH
MULTI-YEAR DEAL FOR TELECAST RIGHTS TO
“MISS AMERICA 2008 PAGEANT”
Viewers Rediscover Miss America On Saturday, January 26, 2008 ATLANTIC CITY, NJ and LOS ANGELES, CA - August 13, 2007 - The Miss America Organization today announced a multi year agreement with TLC, its new network home, which will telecast the distinguished “Miss America Pageant” on Saturday January 26, 2008 . The announcement was made jointly today by Chairman of the Board for The Miss America Organization, Sam Haskell, III and TLC president and general manager Angela Shapiro-Mathes. TLC will retain telecast rights through 2010.
“We’re thrilled to partner with the Miss America Organization and to broadcast the next generation of the Miss America Pageant,” said Shapiro-Mathes. “In addition, through a new reality series, we’ll get to know 52 of the country’s smartest and most beautiful women as they prepare for a competition they’ve dreamed of their entire lives. The series will culminate in the ultimate pay-off - the Miss America 2008 Pageant itself. This collaboration is a tremendous opportunity for us to present this scholarship pageant and great American tradition to our viewers with a contemporary production style unique to our channel.”
“After thorough discussions and negotiations, we are confident that Miss America has found the perfect partner to host our Pageant,” said Haskell. “Miss America’s move to TLC will give it the proper promotion and attention it deserves. Our brand is rich in both philanthropy and history, and this new multi-million dollar partnership will not only preserve this wonderful institution, but will, in fact, build the Miss America brand. We are excited about the TLC production efforts that will showcase the brightest women in America and their spirit of community service that continues to empower young women across this great country.”
The TLC reality series will chronicle the preparations and journeys of the contestants as they adjust to a new twist on the pageant format. The series will also give fans of the pageant the chance to learn more about the young women competing and allow them to start choosing their favorites in the pursuit of the crown.
“Miss America” will air live from Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas on Saturday, January 26th. The current Miss America, Lauren Nelson was crowned in Las Vegas in January 2007.
About TLC
TLC’s innovative hit series include perennial fashion favorite What Not to Wear; Little People Big World, entering its third season this fall; Miami Ink and the successful new spin-off LA Ink. The channel defined home design with Trading Spaces and continues to reinvent the genre with Property Ladder, Flip That House and Moving Up. TLC’s daytime lineup includes the Emmy Award-winning A Baby Story as well as Take Home Chef, featuring one of People Magazine’s Sexiest Men, Curtis Stone. The channel is available in more than 93 million homes in the US, nearly 8 million homes in Canada and through the website at www.tlc.com. TLC is part of Discovery Communications which is owned by Discovery Holding Co. (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB), Advance/Newhouse Communications and John S. Hendricks, Discovery’s founder and chairman.
For more information, contact:
Sharon Pearce
Miss America Organization
(609) 653-8700
sharon@missamerica.org # # #
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July 24th, 2007
Aloha!
Welcome to an exciting new aspect of our Miss Hawaii webiste! Thanks to our friends at Etechs Hawaii, Miss Hawaii’s Official IT Specialist, we invite you to visit our Blog page for information and day-to-day posts of the “What’s Happening?” with our State organization, our Local programs, our Miss Hawaii and Miss Hawaii’s Outstanding Teen via their “Blog Diary” (coming soon) and more!
Enjoy!
Ryan K. Brown, Executive Director-MHO
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