By Dennis Oda, Star-Bulletin
Miss Russia, Anna Malova, is welcomed to Washington Place,
the governor's mansion, by Gov. Ben Cayetano
and first lady Vicky Cayetano.

E-mail your aloha
to delegates

GTE Hawaiian Tel helps
keep contestants in touch

By Tim Ryan
Star-Bulletin

Want to message Mauritius, confer with Canada, go online with Uganda? Beginning today, you can e-mail any of the 82 Miss Universe Pageant contestants.

At a dinner last night at Washington Place hosted by Gov. and Vicky Cayetano, Uniden officials gave special e-mail capable phones to each contestant.

They can send and receive e-mail from their Hilton Hawaiian Village rooms -- without having to use a computer.

The Axis Internet e-Mail Telephone features a built-in modem, processor, keypad and flip-up screen that will let contestants send and receive electronic mail through a regular telephone line.

GTE Hawaiian Tel has configured the phones with special e-mail addresses. All e-mail must be sent to the Hawaii Host Committee's e-mail address, muhawaii@gte.net. The message will be forwarded through e-mail to each contestant.

By Dennis Oda, Star-Bulletin
Miss Korea, Ji Yeon Kim, is welcomed by first lady
Vicky Cayetano to dinner at Washington Place

Tonight

Contestants' rehearsal and dinner at the Stan Sheriff Center (closed to the public).

Tomorrow

47th Annual Miss Universe Presentation Show, 7:30-10 p.m., Stan Sheriff Center. Ten local judges pick 10 finalists, who will be announced Tuesday, when the 1998 Miss Universe will be named. Tickets available at the center: $25, $50, $75, $100 and $125. Call 944-2697.

By Dennis Oda, Star-Bulletin
Miss Bulgaria, Natalia Gourkova is escorted
to dinner at Washington Place.