HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Barbie-mania has taken over the country. So what better time to recount the time a group of local Barbie collectors in Hawaii that created a truly authentic Hawaii Barbie?

Every few years, as she is reviled by yet another crop of new parents casting about for a scapegoat for their daughters’ troubling body issues, I feel called on to defend my childhood pal Barbie.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Audrey Sue Cruz could barely contain her excitement when the box arrived from Mattel, Inc. She opened it and came face to face with a doll that bears her likeness and name.

HONOLULU (KHON) — It is an honor given to a select few: A Barbie doll created in their likeness. Reserved for inspiring women like tennis star Naomi Osaka, civil rights activist Rosa Parks and now, Dr ...

LAS VEGAS >> As a Las Vegas physician, wellness advocate and lifestyle blogger, Dr. Audrey Sue Cruz is a lot of things. And now she’s a Barbie doll. Toy company Mattel chose her as a role model for ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Founder and CEO of Coradorables Hawaii, Cora Spearman, shared her excitement of having her sustainable, made-in-Hawaii aloha wear be the first from the state to be nationally ...

A pond in Hawaii has turned so bubble-gum pink it could be from the set of “Barbie,” but the bizarre phenomenon is no cause for a dance party. Drought may be to blame for the strange hue, scientists ...