Trini: WELCOME BACK TO
LIVING808.
JULIANNE CHU MISS HAWAI'I
U.S.S. A WILL BE COMPETING FOR
THE TITLE OF MISS USA LATER
THIS MONTH.
MISS USA.
LEAVES TONIGHT FOR SHREVEPORT,
LOUISIANA.
JOINS US NOW.
HELLO.
YOU LEAVE TONIGHT.
I KNOW.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
Trini: SO BUSY.
THANK YOU FOR FITTING US IN.
John: PACKED.
FOUR SUITCASES READY TO GO.
Trini: MUST BE HARD
PACKING.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO NEED.
DO THEY SEND YOU ITINERARY.
SENT A FEW.
A LOT OF IT IS KIND OF LIKE
UNEXPECTED.
I JUST PACK EVERYTHING.
Trini: DO YOU KNOW WHO
YOUR ROME ROOMMATE IS?
YES.
ROOMING WITH CALIFORNIA.
BOTH DOGGIE MOMS.
WE GET ALONG REALLY WELL.
YOU WERE CROWNED, NOVEMBER?
NOVEMBER.
Trini: TELL US ABOUT YOUR
REIN THUS FAR.
IT'S BEEN AMAZING.
ALWAYS WANTED TO BE MISS
HAWAII USA.
COMING WHERE I'M GOING TO BE
BECOME TO MISS USA.
IT'S BEEN AMAZING.
THROUGHOUT MY REIN, HAD SUCH
AMAZING EXPERIENCES AND I ALSO
Trini: TELL US, BEFORE WE
TALK ABOUT THAT, YOU DID TRY,
THIS IS FIFTH TRY.
WHAT MADE YOU KEEP COMING
BACK?
BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A VERY
TEACHABLE LESSON.
I THINK FOR KIDS.
I DON'T KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO
RUN.
THAT MANY TIMES.
BUT WHAT MADE YOU STICK WITH
IT?
SOMETIMES I WAS THINKING,
MAYBE THIS ISN'T FOR ME.
MAYBE I SHOULD STOP.
SOMETHING THAT I REALLY
WANTED.
YOU WANT TO GO FOR IT, AND
LIKE NOTHING CAN STOP YOU
HONESTLY.
I KNEW IF I DIDN'T DO IT, I
WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE, WELL,
WHAT IF, I REALIZED IF I WANT
SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO WORK
HARD.
NOTHING IN LIFE COMES EASY.
Trini: GOOD FOR YOU.
I LOVE THAT.
I HOPE PEOPLE ARE WATCHING
WILL LEARN FROM THAT.
HARD WORK PAYS OFF.
NOW, TO YOUR BOOK, YOU WROTE A
BOOK DURING YOUR REIN.
YES.
HAVE HAD THE COURAGE TO DO IT
UNLESS I WAS MISS HAWAII USA I
LOVE IT.
ILLUSTRATED AND WROTE MY BOOK
IN MY SCHOOL LINE, CLASSROOM.
GOAL IS TO GET IN MORE SCHOOL
LIBRARIES IN HAWAI'I.
Trini: WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
BOOK ABOUT SELF-LOVE.
OBSESSION WITH WEANER DOGS.
MOM OF THREE WEENIER DOGS.
IN THE BOOK, TEACHES EVERYONE
TO LOVE THEN SELVES FOR WHO
THEY ARE EVEN IF THEY'RE BORN
DIFFERENT.
Trini: WONDERFUL.
SO EXCITING THAT YOU WROTE A
BOOK AND DREW IT.
ARE YOU AN ARTIST?
I GUESS SO.
I USED TO DRAW A LOT WHEN I
WAS A KID, KIND OF LIKE LET IT
GO AFTER THE YEARS WENT BY.
NOW, FINALLY GOT BACK INTO IT.
VERY NICE COMPETING FOR MISS
HAWAII USA, GETTING READY FOR
MISS USA, VERY THERAPEUTIC.
Trini: WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
IS THE MOST, BIGGEST CHALLENGE
WITH COMPETING FOR MISS. SA,
OR THE MOST DIFFICULT PART
PREPARING FOR THE NATIONAL
PAGEANT?
GOSH.
BEEN DIFFICULT.
BODY WAS GREAT IN HAWAI'I
MILLS USA, WON SWIMSUIT.
I CAN'T WAIT TO EAT AFTER.
Trini: WHAT FOODS DO YOU
MISS?
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU'RE
GOING TO EAT AFTER COMPETING
FOR MISS USA?
I MISS PIZZA SO BADLY.
I PICKED UP PIOLOGY YESTERDAY
FOR MY BROTHER.
DO YOU WANT A PIZZA TOO?
THAT'S TORTURE.
NO, I CAN'T.
Trini: WE WISH YOU THE
BEST OF LUCK.
FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW THAT
MUCH ABOUT YOU, YOU ARE A
TEACHER.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
YOUR BACKGROUND.
SECOND GRADE TEACHER AT
KAHALA ELEMENT SKYEL.
HI STUDENTS ELEME
KAHALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
ON THE BOARD OF SPECIAL
OL
SURVIVOR OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, I
USE MY WEBSITE TO HELP OTHER
WOMEN END UP GOING THROUGH
OTHER SITUATIONS AS WELL.
Trini: WONDERFUL
REPRESENTATIVE OF HAWAI'I.
CHEERING FOR YOU.
PAGEANT WILL BE TELEVISED AND
IT AIRS HERE ON KHON MAY 21,
MONDAY.
7:00 P.M.?
I WANT TO SAY 7:00.
Trini: THE SCREEN SAYS
7:00.
THAT MUST BE RIGHT.
PERFECT.
Trini: MONDAY, MAY 21.
7:00 P.M. RIGHT HERE ON
KHON 2.
WE WILL ALL BE CHEERING YOU
ON.
GOOD LUCK.
HAVE FUN.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF
THE WOMEN COMPETING.
I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO
WELL.
GOOD LUCK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
US.