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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Miss Hawaiʻi crowns new queen: Miss Kaneʻohe
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Miss Hawaiʻi has crowned its 2025 regnant following a tough pageant at the Hawaiʻi Theatre, with the newly-crowned queen preparing to represent the islands at the Miss America pageant in September. Emalia Dalire, who participated in the pageant as Miss Kaneʻohe, was crowned Miss Hawaiʻi with Miss Moku O Keawe, Tatia Denis-McRight, serving as first runner up. Hundreds of native plants restored to Kailua Beach Park Dalire will make her way to the Sunshine State later this year for the Miss America pageant, which will take place in Orlando. In addition to competing in Miss America, Miss Hawaiʻi will also participate in various community initiatives and programs through her term.'Being crowned Miss Hawaiʻi 2025 is an indescribable honor and a dream come true. I feel overwhelmed with gratitude, knowing I get to represent the beauty, culture and mana of our islands,' Dalire said. 'This moment is not just mine. It belongs to every person who believed in me and helped unlock the key to life.' For more information on the Miss Hawaiʻi Organization, visit their website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kailua High School lights still out after two years
KAILUA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Kailua High School has gone nearly two full school years without functioning field lights and it is affecting more than just football. KHON2 learned that the lack of light is dimming a long-standing community tradition. DOE reinforces eroding poles at Kailua High School stadium, lights still out The lights at Kailua High's football field have not been turned on since at least mid-2023. It is not just the ones wearing shoulder pads that have had to adjust. 'Kailua girls and boys soccer team, track. Now we have girls flag,' said Hau Wong, Kailua High School's head football coach. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news Graduations that were once held proudly under the lights have been moved to neutral sites for two years straight — breaking a tradition that dates back decades. 'So, now our kids are coming to senior year, like, 'All right, we finally get night games!' And then we hear like, 'Oh, wait a minute, we got no night games in store.' So for years, Kailua's graduation was held on our field under the lights. Right? I don't know, maybe for like 35 years until we started having these issues,' said Shannon Leong, a Kailua High School alumni and parent. Friday night lights cut out for Kailua, Kalaheo A temporary fix last football season did not last and a $2.9 million dollar contract was awarded in January 2025 with permanent repairs expected to start in March — but State Rep. Lisa Marten said it has been postponed. 'But there is a supply chain issue and they're waiting on the required anchor bolts, which sounds like something you need for safety,' Marten said. 'So now the plan is to wait till after the football season and start in December.' That is not good enough for some. KHON2 pointed out to Hau that graduation in 2026 might happen back at Kailua High if work gets started in December 2025. 'Right,' Hau said. 'Are we just going to settle for December? Are we going to push people?' He added parents, alumni and students all need to stay vocal to shine some light once again. 'In the end, safety first, you can't if you don't have the right bolts to make these incredibly tall, heavy poles safe, then I guess you have to wait. So it's super frustrating,' Marten said. Check out more news from around Hawaii KHON2 is still waiting for details from the Hawaii Department of Education on a current status and timeline for renovations. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
