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Emalia Dalire named Miss Hawaii 2025 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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June 1, 2025

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Emalia Dalire named Miss Hawaii 2025 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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Miss Hawaii 2025 Emalia Dalire.

The stage at Hawaii Theatre was crowded with pageant officials, prize sponsors, and many other well-wishers as newly crowned Miss Hawaii 2025 Emalia Dalire conducted her first news media interview Saturday night as a titleholder.

Appreciative as she is for all the glamour that comes with the title, sash and tiara, Dalire says she’s looking forward to a year of community service.

“I don’t think I’ve had time to comprehend that it’s happening, everything is happening so fast, but most importantly, I’m just grateful, grateful for the (Miss Hawaii) organization and for having the opportunity to represent not only my class (of Miss Hawaii candidates) but my entire state of Hawaii,” she said. “For tomorrow (Sunday), I gotta wake up at 6 a.m. so I’m gonna take the time to actually sleep a little bit, but tomorrow I plan to just hit the ground running and continuing to help my community and this organization.”

Competing as Miss Kaneohe, Dalire beat 12 other hopefuls — officially known as “delegates”— to become the 80th woman to hold the title of Miss Hawaii. She is the sixth Miss Hawaii to win the title under the new rules that have contestants display their health and fitness wearing sports bras, leggings and athletic shoes instead of the traditional pageant swimsuit and heels.

Miss Moku O Keawe Tatia Denis-McRight was first runner-up; she will inherit the title if Dalire becomes the third Miss Hawaii to win the national title. Second runner-up Miss Hawaii Island Tyra Bates also won the evening gown award, and tied with Dalire as co-winners of the Candes Mejiide Gentry Talent Award.

Miss Oahu Darja Bassut was third runner-up. Fourth runner-up was Miss Diamond Head Sarah Look.

The delegates were judged on their ability to stay on subject while answering a random question on stage, their performance in talent and in lifestyle and fitness competition and their design choices in evening gown competition.

They were also scored on their performance in private interviews with the judges, and previous rounds of talent and evening gown competition earlier in the week.

Miss Hawaii Teen 2025 Anya Teruya, who received her title Friday night, was in the audience Saturday night to congratulate the new Miss Hawaii.

Miss Hawaii 2005 Malika Dudley and Miss Hawaii 2019-2020 Nicole Holbrook co-emceed the evening.

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Bystander video shows damage after concrete falls at Ala Moana Center

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June 3, 2026

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Bystander video shows damage after concrete falls at Ala Moana Center

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Concrete fell from the exterior of an Ala Moana Center parking structure Monday afternoon near the Kapiolani Boulevard exit, damaging a vehicle.

No injuries were reported.

Security blocked an exit lane as debris scattered across the roadway. Ala Moana Center said they are grateful no one was hurt, and the lane will remain closed while structural engineers and construction professionals assess the damage and make repairs.

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Hawaii weather: USGS revised 4.6 magnitude earthquake off Kona coast, south swell, passing showers

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June 3, 2026

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Hawaii weather: USGS revised 4.6 magnitude earthquake off Kona coast, south swell, passing showers

Periods of showers on the radar continues with a disturbance over the islands, we will see drier trades later this week. IMPORTANT NOTE: USGS revised magnitude to 4.6 earthquake off the Kona coast after initially listing as a 5.2; plus, numerous showers on the radar and low hanging clouds and a south swell

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Kilauea sets record for lava fountaining episodes in any 1 eruption

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June 2, 2026

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Kilauea sets record for lava fountaining episodes in any 1 eruption

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) — The on-and-off eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano broke a record Monday with the number of periods it has produced fountains of lava since it began erupting in December 2024, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.

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Kilauea’s on-and-off eruption broke a record Monday with the number of periods it has produced fountains of lava

Monday marked 48 fountaining episodes, setting the record for any one eruption on Kilauea

There are several notable aspects of the current eruption, including how accessible it is for viewing by residents and tourists

An eruption during the 1980s, in which 47 lava fountaining episodes occurred over about 3 1/2 years, occurred in a more remote area

Monday marked 48 fountaining episodes, setting the record for any one eruption on Kilauea, said Katie Mulliken, a geologist and spokesperson with the observatory.

Episodes are separated by periods during which little to no lava erupts. Since lava is coming from the same vents in a crater at Kilauea’s summit, it is the same overall eruption, Mulliken said in an email.

There are several notable aspects of the current eruption, she said, including how accessible it is for viewing by residents and tourists. An eruption during the 1980s, in which 47 lava fountaining episodes occurred over about 3 1/2 years, occurred in a more remote area, she said.

The ongoing eruption is also reshaping the topography at the summit, she said.

But the lava fountains also can impact neighboring communities with volcanic fragments and ash, known as tephra.

Kilauea, located on Hawaii Island, is one of the world’s most active volcanoes.

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