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"I come from a clan of Hiri Queens," Ms Taraka explains. Its houses spill out into the ocean, perched on stilts, a traditional style that survives as skyscrapers go up around it. Hanuabada is perched on the shore, and over the water, of the capital's main harbour. The 21-year-old is representing the biggest and best-known of the local villages. The contender they are cheering is Miss Hanuabada, Andrea Nikki Taraka.Īndrea Nikki Taraka is representing the biggest local village, Hanuabada. Thank you," a contestant confidently answers to applause from the crowd. "The three most popular names for the lakatois are Boge Bada, Kevau Bada and Oala Bada. They're being judged on cultural knowledge and presentation, not on their looks. While these young women may look like beauty queens, this is no ordinary pageant.

Lakatois are a traditional sailing ship of the Motuan people, some of the original owners of the land on which Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby is built.

"What are the three most popular names for Motuan lakatois?" comes the first question. However, there will be no mention of "world peace" in their responses. The 10 competitors then line up, ready to answer questions for the audience. An edu­ca­tion­al event, speak­ers present addi­tion­al insights on home improve­ment products/​projects, along with chan­nel and mar­ket dynam­ics and indus­try insights.With one hand on a hip, an evening dress swishing over their legs, and a sash across their chests declaring the village they represent, 10 women parade across a stage in Port Moresby in front of four judges and a clapping crowd. And if you want to seg­ment a spe­cif­ic por­tion of an exist­ing report, we can talk to you about that, too.Įvery year, HIRI con­ducts an annu­al Indus­try Insights Sum­mit that brings togeth­er some of the bright­est minds and lead­ing orga­ni­za­tions in the Home Improve­ment indus­try. We are here to help you locate spe­cif­ic research top­ics or data. HIRI has a full-time staff ded­i­cat­ed to sup­port­ing our mem­bers. You can log in and pull data at a moment’s notice, whether you need it for a pre­sen­ta­tion, line review, inter­nal meet­ing or prod­uct dis­cus­sion. HIRI’s research is avail­able 24 hours a day, 7 days a week online. Plus, you get access to the same infor­ma­tion being used by your com­peti­tors, part­ners, and retailers. Being a mem­ber allows you to con­nect with these com­pa­nies on a com­mon sub­ject. HIRI con­tains some of the biggest names in the indus­try (such as Home Depot, Lowes, 3M, Ace Hard­ware, Kohler, and more). Plus, you get access to all research HIRI has ever done, not just the cur­rent year’s research (which will include over 50 reports in 2021 alone). This way, every mem­ber gets $1 mil­lion worth of val­ue for an order of mag­ni­tude less. HIRI func­tions like a co-op, con­duct­ing $1 mil­lion worth of research and shar­ing the costs among mem­bers.