2024 Spring Commencement Ceremony
Date: Friday, May 10, 2024
Ceremony Times: 1 pm or 5 pm (depends on your major)
Location: Diamond Head Theatre (DHT)
2024 SPRING COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY @ Diamond Head Theatre (DHT)
The 2024 Spring Commencement Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 10, 2024. The ceremony will last for an hour, with lei giving in DHT parking lot immediately afterwards. Students who submitted their Application for Degree/Certificate for Spring 2024 are eligible to participate in the 2024 Spring Commencement.
Instructions will be emailed when your Application for Degree/Certificate has been approved. You will need to register to participate in the Commencement Ceremony. Commencement Registration site will open up at the end of February and close April 10th (one month before the ceremony).
You can take a look at our FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS to get a better understanding of how Commencement will work!
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW:
Register - You MUST register for Commencement to be able to participate in the ceremony. We will not be accepting walk-ins on the day of the event. If you submitted your Application for Degree/Certificate, you will get an email with the registration link and password.
Assigned Ceremony Time - Once Commencement Registration closes, we will be detailing and posting which degrees will march in the 1 pm and the 5 pm ceremony. Ceremony times for Spring 2024 can be found here: https://go.hawaii.edu/SBn.
Guests - You will be allowed two (2) guests for the ceremony, due to number of seats in Diamond Head Theatre. We will not be giving you physical tickets before the ceremony. Tickets will be available for pick up on the day of the event, one hour before the event. If any of your guests require special accommodations, please let us know in advance. Guests will be seated 30 minutes before the ceremony. If you register AFTER the deadline, you are NOT guaranteed two guests.
Additional Friends & Family can go to the Overflow Area - Additional friends and family will be able to wait at a designated overflow area that will be used for the Lei Zone. The ceremony will be livestreamed so these guests can watch from their mobile devices. Go to https://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/ for the link.
Ceremony - The ceremony will last a little over an hour. Here is a breakdown of the Fall 2023 Ceremony Program to give you an idea of how the ceremony will work. Graduates can receive lei in the Lei Zone (Diamond Head Theatre parking lot) after the ceremony.
Parking - Parking will be available at the KCC parking lot. There will be a drop off lane in the DHT parking lot for kupuna and anyone with mobility issues. NO PARKING IN THE DHT PARKING LOT. You can view a Campus Map and Parking here.
Cap & Gown - You will be required to wear Commencement Regalia (Cap & Gown) at the Commencement Ceremony. A "Graduation Gown Set" can be purchased from the Kapi'olani Bookstore, online or in store. https://www.bookstore.hawaii.edu/uhkcc/
Diploma - Your diploma will not be given to you at the Commencement Ceremony. Your diploma will be mailed directly to you. https://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/admissions/diplomas/
Photos - By registering for this commencement ceremony, you are granting permission to University of Hawaii to use photographs and/or video of you taken during the Commencement Ceremony and related activities by event photographers/videographers.
Email kapcomm@hawaii.edu if you have questions or need additional information.