Overview

• Iwai birdied three of her first four holes and made six birdies in a nine-hole stretch before a closing bogey while playing alongside twin sister Chisato, who shot 70.
• Nasa Hataoka, Gabriela Ruffels, and Peiyun Chien sit one shot back after 65s to headline the chase pack.
• Defending champion A Lim Kim posted the best afternoon card with a 66, matched in the morning by Patty Tavatanakit and Pornanong Phatlum.
• Five players with Hawaii ties are in the field, including 15-year-old sponsor invite Alexa Takai making her LPGA debut and qualifier Lani Luafalealo representing Western Samoa, while Allisen Corpuz opened with 4 under to sit T-14.
• Nelly Korda began with a 69 as the tour continues a season of varied winners and a recent No. 1 shift to Jeeno Thitikul.