Kanu o Ka Aina graduates Micah Akana-Dizol, left, and Allen Hurley stand outside Kahilu Theatre following commencement exercises on Friday morning. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Kanu o Ka Aina graduates Micah Akana-Dizol, left, and Allen Hurley stand outside Kahilu Theatre following commencement exercises on Friday morning. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Polanimakamae Kahakalau, right, and Justice Sanchez dance during the commencement exercises for Kanu o Ka Aina New Century Public Charter School. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Graduate Kamalani AhQuin claps for his fellow classmates as he participates in the Kanu o Ka Aina commencement ceremony held on Friday morning at Kahilu Theatre. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Graduate Robby Hart smiles from under a pile of lei following the Kanu o Ka Aina commencement ceremony held on Friday morning at Kahilu Theatre. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Kaylynn Kahaulelio smiles as her grandfather ties her kihei, a tapa garmet, around her shoulder during the Kanu o Ka Aina commencement ceremony. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Robby Hart, as well as all of the other Kanu o Ka Aina graduates, recited their mookuauhau, or family genealogy, honoring their ancestors, during the commencement ceremony. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Justice Sanchez, as well as all of the other Kanu o Ka Aina graduates, recited their mookuauhau, or family genealogy, honoring their ancestors, during the commencement ceremony. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Family members were involved in the graduation ceremony for Kanu o Ka Aina students on Friday, Micah Akana-Dizol has his kihei tied by his father as he prepares to receive his diploma. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Kanu o Ka Aina graduate Micah Akana-Dizol admires his diploma during the commencement ceremony held on Friday morning. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Kanu o Ka Aina graduate Luana Zablan smiles as she receives her diploma. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
11 students graduated from Kanu o Ka Aina New Century Public Charter School on Friday morning at Kahilu Theatre. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Kaniela Anakalea-Buckley receives his kihei during the Kanu o Ka Aina graduation ceremony. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Polanimakamae Kahakalau, as well as all of the other Kanu o Ka Aina graduates, recited their mookuauhau, or family genealogy, honoring their ancestors, during the commencement ceremony. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
11 students graduated from Kanu o Ka Aina New Century Public Charter School on Friday morning at Kahilu Theatre. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)