Leave the mini plug on, strip the wires and solder the hovi's to the wires. Be sure to insulate the solder joints from each other. I used shrink tubing.
Also be sure to isolate the back of the hovi speakers from the mic. I used some old film canisters to create a sealed chamber behind the hovi's. You will get better frequency response from the speakers and it will eliminate the feedback. See my earlier post in in this thread.