15 August 2013 - The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Ms. Erika Joy Ordoñez, 2013 Miss Oahu Filipino, for winning the Statewide Miss Hawaii Filipina 2013 beauty pageant on August 8 at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall, Kauai, Hawaii.

The simple awarding ceremony, held on August 8 at the Philippine Consulate General, was attended by the officers and staff of the Consulate as well as parents and friends of the awardee.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Ms. Ordoñez bested three other contestants coming from Hawaii’s other islands – Kauai, Maui and the Big Island. END