Miss Pacific Islands Pageant

Solomon Islands Home Affairs Minister Junior Isikeli Vave says that he initially considered letting the matter go, but as more allegations surfaced, he decided to intervene.

Miss Solomon Islands Pageant director Joyce Konofilia has called for calm as tensions rise on social media.

The countries represented at this year's event are Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, American Samoa, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, and the Cook Islands. Audio