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Homesick for those swaying palms and sugar cane? Need a Mai Tai? Missing home/holiday/hula in Honolulu?

Next time you are dancing on your own at home in front of the hand cam or iPhone, take a lesson from Kawena Chun.

Seen dancing hula ‘auana style on her  Facebook, the first runner-up to Miss Hawaii and winner of the Swim Suit Competition, Kawena sways ever so lovely to the song  ’Honolulu, I am Coming Back Again’.  It’s so inviting and heartwarming you’ll wanna jump on the next Hawaiian Airlines flight bound for Oahu. ( And there are deals to be had, both ways.)

Recently de-camped to LA, the city has a new Hawaiian angel in Miss Chun. Model, presenter, dancer and pageant winner, the graceful gorgeous actress is the personification of Aloha. Of all her beautiful charms, her smile is the most radiant.

Kawena used to shine in Honolulu; now Los Angeles is the lucky winner to have her there.  Look for her in weeks and months to come, stepping out in ads and acting roles. She is a fine divine dancing wahine!

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At the Royal Hawaiian Center last night in Waikiki, Renee Mokihana Nobriga won the title of 2010 Miss Hawaii USA.

Nobriga, 25, is a graduate of Kahuku High and the University of Hawaii-Manoa and works as a sales associate and model.

Miss Hawaii USA is a preliminary to the Miss USA pageant. Miss USA then moves on to compete for the crown of Miss Universe.

So far, four previous Miss Hawaii USA winners have won Miss USA, one winning Miss Universe:  Macee Wilson (1962), Tanya Wilson (1972), Judy Anderson (1978) and Brook Lee (1997) who went on to win Miss Universe.

In the swimsuit category, first runner-up, Kawena Chun, local girl host of Dis n’ Dat and popular favorite in past years, took the title. Here she is  showing off her bikini form, kept trim from her hula performances at Magic of Polynesia show in Waikiki.

Beautiful island wahines, doing hula and water sports, and holding up the banner high for gorgeous beach girls everywhere!

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