Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 10, 1 October 2011 — MISS AND MISTER POLYNESIA CROWNED [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MISS AND MISTER POLYNESIA CROWNED

A Hawaiian Airlines flight aftendant along with a former winner of "Star Search" from Nānākuli were crowned Mr. and Miss Polynesia Pacific 201 1 on Sept. 1 7 at Pacific Beach Hotel in Waikiki. Both winners are part-Hawaiian. SummerManuma, left, is a flight attendant and Kamehameha Schools graduate. Robert Mokiao, an entertainer at Germaine's Lū'au, is a past winner of the TV show "Star Search," among other competitions. The second-annual pageant was part of Hawai'i Fashion Week - Polynesia Style, founded Ralph Malani, who is also the pageant creator and organizer. Malani said the pageant "is not only an appreciation of the beauty and essence of Polynesian men and woman, but also a celebration for all that we stand for through the richness of Polynesian heritage and culture." - Courtesy photo: Whitby Bierwolf