Konawaena High School hol commencement exercises

A Konawaena graduate receives a lei after Saturday’s commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Kira Edmoundson poses for a photo with her family after Konawaena High School’s commencement ceremony Saturday afternoon. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

A Konawaena graduate receives a lei after Saturday’s commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Kira Edmoundson poses for a photo with her family after Konawaena High School’s commencement ceremony Saturday afternoon. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Konawaena graduates get ready for the commencement ceremony Saturday morning. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Graduates enter Julian Yates field for Konawaena’s commencement ceremony Saturday morning. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Graduates enter Julian Yates field for Konawaena’s commencement ceremony Saturday morning. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Graduates are presented at Konawaena High School’s commencement ceremony Saturday morning. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Ethan Yamaguchi sings the National Anthem at Konawaena High School’s commencement ceremony Saturday morning. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Jeanne Kapela serves as Master of Ceremonies at Konawaena High School’s commencement ceremony Saturday morning. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Konawaena principal Momi Kaehuaea speaks to graduates at Saturday’s commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Keynote speaker Ka‘ea Lyons delivers a motivational speech at Konawaena’s commencement ceremony Saturday morning. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Keynote speaker Ka‘ea Lyons dances a hula for graduates at Konawaena’s commencement ceremony Saturday morning. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Class president Lacey Young delivers her speech at Konawaena’s commencement cremony Saturday morning. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Konawaena Studnt Government President Jade Onaka gets emotional while delivering her speech at Saturday’s commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Konawaena Valedictorians Lenard Topenio and Trisha Dela Cruz tabout coming to Kona as immigrants from the Philippines at Saturday’s commencement ceremony.(Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

A Konawaena graduate takes a rose after receiving his diploma at Saturday’s commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

A Konawaena graduate receives his diploma from principal Momi Kaehuaea at Saturday’s commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Konawaena graduates turn their tassels Saturday morning at the commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)