Miss Hawaii Teen USA
The Miss Hawaii Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Although Hawaii has made the cut fewer times than many states, they have achieved a number of high placings. Hawaii Teen USAs have been quite successful at Miss Teen USA, and are ranked fifteenth in terms of number and value of placements and were ranked third in the 1980s . Kelly Hu won the competition in 1985 and Kiilani Arruda won in 2020, while two other Hawaii teens have placed as first runner -up. Kelly Hu was the first Hawaii teen to cross over to Miss Hawaii USA, and she was also the most successful. Only three other Teens have competed at Miss USA. Tia Bustamante of Kaneohe was crowned Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2021 on December 9, 2020 at the Luxury Row Hotel in Waikiki on a virtual event. She represented Hawaii for the title of Miss Teen USA 2021. Hawaii holds a record of 10 placements at Miss Teen USA. Winners. Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant