Miss Hawaii USA and Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2019 contestant commentary

Update: Congratulations to Miss Hawaii USA 2019 Lacie Choy and Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2019 Leimakamae Freitas!

Miss Hawaii USA & Miss Hawaii Teen USA are both being held on Sunday, with each division being held separately and prelims running straight into finals for each.  The Teen pageant is at 12pm HST (5pm EST) and the Miss pageant is at 7pm HST (midnight EST).  

There are 25 Miss contestants - second highest in the last 12 years, second only to the 26 in 2017 - and 13 Teens.  The Miss contestants are posted on their Facebook here and Teen is here. 

The 2019 winners will succeed 2018 titleholders Julie Chu of Honolulu and Kylyn Rapoza of Hilo.
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The only returning runner-up is last year's third runner-up Elizabeth Pualani Armstrong and Adrienne Wilson (2017 & 2018) and Stephanie Wang (2016) are the only returning semi-finalists.  Miss Earth United States 2015 - and Miss Earth Water (2nd runner-up) Brittany Ann Payne, who was fourth runner-up at Miss California USA 2017 and second runner-up in 2015, has moved to Hawaii and is attempting to become the first blonde to win Miss HI USA since 2001.

Contestants mentioned above & a few others that caught my eye: Elizabeth Pualani Armstrong, Adrienne Wilson, Stephanie Wang, Brittany Ann Payne, Divine Dennis || Alana Noland, Halia Parish, Chloe Aquino, Tasha Rose Miyataki, Steisha Sheather || Lacie Choy, Kaila Malavet, Madoka Nagatake, Kayli Obrero, Tiare Brown

In the Teen pageant there are no past  runners-up competing.  The only returning semi-finalists are Ashley Hill and Leimakamae Freitas.

Contestants mentioned above & a few others that caught my eye: Ashley Hill, Leimakamae Freitas, Kaytlen Akau, Steisha Feiteira, Kalei Perreira

Click "read more" below right to view the full list of contestants with notes of past placements.

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Contestant lists

MISS HAWAII USA 2019 CONTESTANTS (25)
Divine Dennis • Ala Moana
Alana Noland • East Oahu (NF CA USA 14?)
Tamara Akau • Garden Isle
Chloe Aquino • Great Aloha Run (NF 18)
Tasha Rose Miyataki • Hawaii Island
Steisha Sheather • Honolulu
Tiare Brown • Kahala
Kaila Malavet • Kailua
Stephanie Wang • Kakaako (SF 16)
Madoka Nagatake • Kapolei
Sarah Manuel • Kauai (NF 17)
Sarah Battles • Kilauea
Brittany Ann Payne • Ko Olina (4RU 17, 2RU 15)
Breea Yamat • Manoa
Nicole McCabe • Maui (NF 15)
Antonia Salvitti • Mililani
Adrienne Wilson • North Shore (SF 18, SF 17)
Kayli Obrero • Oahu
Petilisa Tilini-Livai • Orchid Isle
Nikita McElroy • Pearl City
Jordan Ruidas • Valley Isle
Lacie Choy • Waikiki
Elizabeth Pualani Armstrong • Waimea (3RU 18, NF 17)
Rachael Rickard • West Maui
Halia Parish • West Oahu

MISS HAWAII TEEN USA 2019 CONTESTANTS (13)
​Kaytlen Akau • Garden Isle (NF 17)
Jordanna Takaki • Great Aloha Run
Leimakamae Freitas • Hawaii Island (SF 18)
Haley Blount • Honolulu
Taylor Kang • Kahala
Kaitlyn-Teige Kaimikaua • Kaneohe
Kiilani Arruda • Kauai
Keahe Guiteras • Kilauea
Lyric Medeiros • Manoa
Steisha Feiteira • Maui
Kalei Perreira • Oahu
Tylee Calicdan • Orchid Isle
Ashley Hill • Waikiki (SF 18)
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