Kiana Yamat biography: 13 things about Miss Hawaii USA 2022

Who is Kiana Yamat?

Kiana Yamat is a Hawaiian engineer and beauty queen from Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. She was born in San Francisco, California, USA to Ray Yamat and Mona Yamat.

Aside from Waikiki, Kiana has also lived in other parts of Hawaii including Oahu. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She has a younger sister named Breea Yamat.
2. She and Breea attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu and represented Hawaii in Miss USA.
3. In 1999, she and her family moved to Maui, Hawaii.
4. From 2012 to 2016, she attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa where she earned her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
5. From May 2015 to August 2015, she was an intern at Hensel Phelps in Hawaii.
6. In January 2016, she visited Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
7. From August 2016 to September 2017, she worked for Hensel Phelps as a field engineer.
8. From February 2018 to May 2020, she worked for BFK Engineers in San Francisco as a design engineer.
9. In August 2019, she visited Seattle, Washington, D.C., USA.
10. In June 2020, she started working again for Hensel Phelps as an office engineer.
11. She won Miss Hawaii USA 2022.
12. She was a Miss USA 2022 candidate.
13. On September 7, 2024, she turned 30.

TIMELINE

2022

• On February 19, 2022, she represented Waikiki at Miss Hawaii USA 2022 and competed against 21 other candidates at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu. She won the title.
• On October 3, 2022, she represented Hawaii at Miss USA 2022 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced.

2023

• On January 15, 2023, she crowned her successor Miss Hawaii USA 2023 Savannah Gankiewicz at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu. 
• In December 2023, she joined the Ahonui Foundation as a mentor.