PICS: 2016 MISS HAWAII USA
1. Miss East Oahu Chelsea Hardin was crowned Miss Hawaii USA on Sunday at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Hardin topped nearly 20 other contestants for the right to represent Hawaii in the 2016 Miss USA pageant. For more pictures, go to honolulupulse.com/miss-hawaii-usa-2016, honolulupulse.com/miss-hawaii-2016-pt2 and honolulupulse.com/miss-hawaii-2016-pt3.
PICS: KINI ZAMORA AT SCARLET HONOLULU
2. Fresh off his Honolulu Fashion Week fashion show at the Hawai‘i Convention Center, local designer Kini Zamora celebrated with friends as the featured guest at Scarlet Honolulu during the gay club’s new monthly party, Smash, on Friday. See more photos from the party at honolulupulse.com/kini-zamora-scarlet; get a glimpse of his featured designs at honolulupulse.com/fashion-tribe-kini-zamora-spring-summer-2016.
PICS: HULA’S 17TH ANNIVERSARY
3. Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand owner Jack Law, left, celebrated 17 years of business at the bar’s Kapahulu location with friends and customers on Nov. 18. Visit honolulupulse.com/hulas-17th-anniversary for the complete Pulse party gallery.
PICS: HOOTERS HAWAII BIKINI CONTEST
4. Hooters of Hawaii hosted a bikini contest at Aloha Tower on Friday. Go to honolulupulse.com/hooters-bikini-contest and honolulupulse.com/hooters-bikini-contest-pt2 for more photos.
PICS: GRAND ALOHA TEASE SHOWCASE
5. Pretty Peacock Productions and the808wonderland presented the inaugural Grand Aloha Tease Showcase at Nextdoor on Saturday. The evening included performances by Burlesque Hall of Fame 2011 Queen of Burlesque Miss Indigo Blue (Seattle), 2013 King of Burlesque Ray Gunn (Chicago), and special guests Di’ Lovely (San Diego), Mena Domina (Santa Fe), Red Herring (Toronto) and Stella D’Letto (Seattle). Hawaii-based talent The Aphrodisiacs, ChiChi Roniz, Foxy Knoxx, Fusion Dance Co., Harleyz Angel, Lola Love, Malia Delapenia, Miss Catwings, Shakti Dance Movement and Vila also performed. For more pictures from the event, go to honolulupulse.com/grand-aloha-tease-showcase and honolulupulse.com/grand-aloha-tease-pt2.
PHOTO CREDITS:
Kat Wade, Special to the Star-Advertiser