View this post on Instagram “Miss Hawaii, Show Me Your Shoes!!” 🌺🌊🌋 Hawaii’s volcanic activity is both a natural disaster and phenomenon. This has been devastating for residents in the southern part of the Big Island, and our hearts go out to them. I want to welcome visitors to continue to travel to Hawaii and experience our islands, culture, and environment in light of the current lava flow, because there is beauty in mother nature’s power. Our Hawaiian Islands are the only state that continues to grow, as our island chain was formed by volcanic eruption. Kilauea can be seen as destructive, but it also brings new life. | These works of art were hand crafted by the incredible Jon Fujiwara and my parade outfit was created by my mom, Momica, and her best friend Debbi from @floral_network-hi! Mahalo for helping me to represent Hawaii in the iconic Show Me Your Shoes parade. A post shared by Miss Hawai'i Penelope Ng Pack (@missamericahi) on Sep 9, 2018 at 8:51am PDT New Miss America glad she didn’t have to don swimsuit to win