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Kāne‘ohe Teen Dedicated To Helping Those With Special Needs Through Dance
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ucational college scholarships as well as many other prizes and opportunities to make an impactinthecommunity.
ect Heartbeat, which is a nonprofit organization that allows intellectually chal- lenged individuals a way to express themselves through dance,” says the 15 year old who attends Damien Memo- rial School.
The program’s mission is to encourage positive achievement by nurturing and building scholastic ex- cellence, creative accom- plishments, healthy living and community involve- ment.
The daughter of Danica Amoroso and Justin Kawa- moto, Kylee says her parents were definitely excited.
Participants are urged to become ambassadors and role models for the state’s teens and the all-volunteer organization in charge of the effort also provides an intro- duction to the Miss Hawai‘i and Miss America programs.
“My family members were crying as well, along with me crying on stage, so it was a nice experience,” Kylee remembers.
(Above and right) Kāne‘ohe’s Kylee Amoroso Kawamoto has been crowned as Miss Hawai‘i’s Outstanding Teen 2022. PHOTOS COURTESY MISS HAWAI‘I’S OUTSTANDING TEEN
new and has only been in ex- istence for 17 years. Howev- er, several of Miss Hawai‘i’s Outstanding Teen candidates and winners have gone on to compete for Miss Hawai‘i
Miss Hawai‘i’s Outstand- ing Teen is a sister program to Miss Hawai‘i and the teen affiliate of the Miss America Organization. A competition for girls ages 13-18, Miss Ha- wai‘i’s Outstanding Teen of- fers thousands of dollars in ed-
Celebrating a landmark, the Miss Hawai‘i Organiza- tion celebrates its 75th an- niversary in 2022. Compe- tition officials note that the teen component is relatively
and some have also earned the state title.
For more information, visit misshawaiisoutstand- ingteen.org or email maa. mhioteen@gmail.com.
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