BY JASON GENEGABUS / jason@staradvertiser.com
–Joah Buley, Special to the Star-Advertiser
2013 MISS HAWAII SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT: 1. Miss Chinatown Hawaii Crystal Lee, third from left, was crowned Miss Hawaii 2013 on Saturday at the Hawai’i Convention Center. In addition to winning the overall title and the opportunity to represent Hawaii nationally, Lee won the pageant’s Golf Tournament Scholarship, category awards for swimsuit and talent, and was voted Most Photogenic. See honolulupulse.com/?p=105397 for more about Lee’s win; go to honolulupulse.com/?p=105409 for more pictures from the pageant.
–Joah Buley, Special to the Star-Advertiser
PICS: ‘HIGH SCHOOL BLOCK PARTY 5′: 2. The Hawaii Army National Guard and Hawaii Meth Project co-hosted “High School Block Party 5,” the state’s largest drug-free event for teens, at Wet’n'Wild Hawaii on June 6. Visit honolulupulse.com/?p=105292 for the complete photo gallery.
–James Garrett, Special to the Star-Advertiser
PICS: ‘SALT’ AT TURTLE BAY: 3. 420 North and Turtle Bay Resort hosted “SALT,” a pool party and bikini fashion show, at the hotel’s Hang Ten Bar and Grill on Saturday. San Lorenzo Bikinis and Indah Clothing were the featured swimsuit designers. See honolulupulse.com/?p=105410 for more.
–Joah Buley, Special to the Star-Advertiser
PICS: ‘SRIRACHA’ AT THE LOFT: 4. Element Group and Racesauce kicked off a new series of 18-and-older summer parties at The Loft on June 7. “Sriracha” will return to the Chinatown nightclub on July 5 and Aug. 9. Visit honolulupulse.com/?p=105365 for more from the opening-night party.
–Joah Buley, Special to the Star-Advertiser
PICS: 2013 PAN-PACIFIC FESTIVAL BLOCK PARTY: 5. The 2013 Pan-Pacific Festival wrapped up its first day of events with a block party along Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki on June 7. For more pictures from the evening, go to honolulupulse.com/?p=105363.