When did the awarding for Miss Aloha Hawaii and Miss Kona Coffee pageant took place this 2010?
Miss Kona Coffee 2010 Wikolia Enos takes the crown from last year’s pageant queen Kuulika Karratti. (Hawaii 24/7 photo special by Brad Ballesteros) Karin Stanton/Hawaii 24/7 Contributing Editor The Big Island has some new royalty. The Miss Kona Coffee and Miss Aloha Hawaii titles were up for grabs Saturday night at the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival’s perennial favorite scholarship pageant. A sold-out crowd of 600 stayed until the very end to see Wikolia Enos and Mahealani Nakaahiki awarded the crowns at Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel. Ten contestants were judged in five areas: a private interview, talent, evening wear, bathing suit and an on-stage interview. Each also touted a platform of ideals and causes they support. In addition to the wearing the crown for a year, Miss Kona Coffee also received a $2,000 academic scholarship, a host of prizes, and will represent the festival, Kona coffee and Hawaii on a five-day promotional tour of Japan courtesy of Ueshima Coffee Corp. Emcees for the pa
Gov. Linda Lingle is in China to build on the state’s strategic efforts to strengthen Hawaii’s economic base by tapping China’s growing outbound tourism market as well as developing opportunities and partnerships in clean energy and international trade. In 2008, Lingle attended the opening ceremony of the China International Travel Mart (CITM), Asia’s largest international tourism fair to promote travel to Hawaii. “There are many issues that are before our state – both fiscal and economic issues – and all of these are critically important, but we can’t sit by and muddle through these very difficult times and hope they all go OK. We need to move the ball forward on all fronts,” Lingle said. “This is our opportunity to continue to cement relationships for the State of Hawaii with one of the most important countries in the world and the largest market for products and services that exists on the planet.” During the trip, which lasts through Nov. 13, the governor will visit six cities wher
The Big Island has some new royalty. The Miss Kona Coffee and Miss Aloha Hawaii titles were up for grabs Saturday night at the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival’s perennial favorite scholarship pageant. A sold-out crowd of 600 stayed until the very end to see Wikolia Enos and Mahealani Nakaahiki awarded the crowns at Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel. Ten contestants were judged in five areas: a private interview, talent, evening wear, bathing suit and an on-stage interview. Sources: http://www.hawaii247.
