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'Ohana! Thank you for celebrating and supporting your graduate! Here are the details for this year's Commencement Ceremonies.
Commencement will be on Friday, May 16, 2025. The location will be at Diamond Head Theatre.
Got Questions? Please review our Commencement Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page.
Parking will be on the KCC campus. Parking on campus is free. There will be no charge for parking. For those attending the ceremony, please park in Parking Lot B or C. You view a map here.
We have created an "Instructional Video for Guests" where Romyn walks you through arriving to the ceremony and other details you need to know! The video is from 2023 but the information is still relevant!
If you are in the overflow/lei zone in the Diamond Head Theatre parking lot, there will be tents and chairs for kupuna. You will also be able to watch the ceremony via livestream thru your mobile devices. Livestream will be available when the ceremony starts on 05/16/2025. You can tell your family and friends they can watch the livestream from our campus website at: https://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/
The Lei Zone will be in the Diamond Head Theatre parking lot. There will be Program/Degree signs around the tents, so you can hopefully find your graduate. Lei Zone will be open for an hour after the ceremony.
If you or your guests need special accommodations per ADA, please let your graduate to let us know as they needed to inform us when they registered. You can also email us at kapcomm@hawaii.edu
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RULES FOR COMMENCEMENT
It's a time of celebration and we want to make sure everyone enjoys it! We understand that parts of it can be stressful so what you CAN do is:
Come with aloha
Bring a positive attitude
Good vibes
Smiles and shakas
CHEEEE HOOOOOOs for those who may not have guests that were able to join on that special day
Lei if you want
Hugs if y'all are okay with it
Words of encouragement
Eat before your ceremony even if it's a snack.
Make lunch or dinner plans depending on your ceremony.
Stay hydrated.
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RULES FOR DIAMOND HEAD THEATRE
We have a great partnership with Diamond Head Theatre and we want to keep it that way! If you bring any of the following items into the theatre, we will need you to leave so do NOT bring these items:
No balloons of any kind, balls or projectiles
No signs as you will block someone's moment to see their graduate ='(
No confetti
No noise makers (no need this when you can CHEEEEEEEE HOOOOOOOOOOO)
No food (eat before hand or make dinner plans after :))
No drinks of any kind
No coolers
No weapons
No flammable liquids or items
No strollers inside
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