Jasmine Trias’ ‘Idol’ Success Honored In Hawaii

’ finalist appeared with Hawaiian Lt. Governor Duke Aiona at a press conference held on Thursday (May 13) at the State Capital in Honolulu. Trias met with the Lt. Governor to receive a proclamation from the State of Hawaii in honor of her success on ‘Idol’. Check out pictures from GettyImages.

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Jasmine Trias Gets Boost From Record Hawaii Voting

The Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports that while Verizon could not verify the number of phones in each isle household, the telephone company announced yesterday that the Aloha State set a new mark for land-line attempts to vote after Tuesday’s ‘’ for, most likely, their home state finalist . “Basically, there were just over 5 million call attempts and 1.3 million completions,” said Verizon representative Kevin Laverty. “That was about a 21 percent increase in completions from last week, so we’re doing everything we can to make sure the callers get through. To the best of our knowledge, that is a record for call attempts.”

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Jasmine Trias’ Pout Leads To La Toya Out On ‘Idol’

’ judges were stunned Wednesday night, and several audience members booed, when viewers voted off one of the “divas” they were sure would make it to the final cut on the show. Viewers booted La Toya London, putting her last among four remaining contestants. “I think America got this one wrong this week,” said. “I think it’s a travesty,” echoed Randy Jackson. Many pointed the finger at , who cried after a lackluster performance that was criticized by Simon Cowell and the others, perhaps winning the Hawaiian sympathy votes. The next lowest vote score went to Fantasia Barrino, with Trias and Diana DeGarmo making the top two.

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Simon Cowell Brings Jasmine Trias To Tears

During Tuesday night’s ‘’, Simon Cowell’s stinging comments brought Hawaiian to tears, when he told her, “Jasmine, you’d better hope that every home in Hawaii has at least five telephones, you’ll need all the votes you can get.” Ryan Seacrest tried to comfort Jasmine during the show, but admitted to us that he was caught off guard. “That’s the first time that someone’s broken down after the critique, while we’re giving the phone numbers,” Seacrest told us. “I think the intensity of this competition at this stage just got to her.”

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Fil-Am ‘Idol’ Garners Buzz In Manila

’ contestant is getting Pinoy support from fans in the Phillipines as she continues through the show’s finals. “Jasmine is thankful to all her supporters,” Rudy Trias Jr., Jasmine’s father, told Inquirer in a phone interview. “Jasmine has adjusted well to all the pressures coming her way. She’s doing fine. Her mother (Nora) and I are proud of her. We just keep advising her to just do her own thing.”

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Hawaiian ‘American Idol’ Jasmine Trias Has High Hopes

’ watchers know as the Hawaiian girl who’s very proud of her state. The 17-year-old singer, now one of two finalists from Group 4, just can’t stop talking about it! “I want to put Hawaii on the map,” she tells TV Guide Online. “People have misconceptions that we still live in grass shacks on the beach. Or that the hula is the only type of dance we know.”

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Paula Abdul Touts ‘Idol’ Jasmine Trias

’ Group 4 kicked off this week with yet another powerful performance from a talented Hawaiian, and ‘Idol’ judge and ‘Entertainment Tonight’ special correspondent thinks she might hula dance right into the top 12. “What’s special about group No. 4, I believe, is 17-year-old ,” Paula said. “If she makes it through, there will be three females — all 17, 18 — from Hawaii.”

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