Kahakai fifth-graders get unique send off

A "Class of 2027" sign hangs May 29 at Kahakai Elementary School line the student drop-off area. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

A message awaits arriving fifth-grade graduates at Kahakai Elementary School. (

Kahakai Elementary School fifth-grader Jaeden Segawa and family pose for a photo after the now-middle-schooler received his certificate on May 29. (Photo courtesy Alisha DeGuair/Special to West Hawaii Today)

Kahakai Elementary School fifth-grader Nubia Jiminez Delgado and family pose for a photo after the now-middle-schooler received certificate on May 29. (Photo courtesy Alisha DeGuair/Special to West Hawaii Today)

A vehicle is heavily decorated for a Kahakai Elementary School fifth grader on May 29 during a certificate pickup and graduation ceremony. (Photo courtesy Alisha DeGuair/Special to West Hawaii Today)

Kahakai Elementary School fifth-grader Anaiaha Lelm and family pose for a photo after the now-middle-schooler received her certificate on May 29. (Photo courtesy Alisha DeGuair/Special to West Hawaii Today)

Graduating Kahakai Elementary School fifth graders arrive to pick up their certificates May 29. (Photo courtesy Alisha DeGuair/Special to West Hawaii Today)

Kahakai Elementary School fifth-grader Zaiden Estoy shakas for the camera after getting his certificate on May 29. (Photo courtesy Alisha DeGuair/Special to West Hawaii Today)

Signs for fifth graders graduating from Kahakai Elementary School line the student drop-off area. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

A message for fifth graders graduating from Kahakai Elementary School. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

Kahakai Elementary School fifth-grader Ceydi Pacatang and a friend pose for a photo after getting their certificates on May 29. (Photo courtesy Alisha DeGuair/Special to West Hawaii Today)

Kahakai Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Geri Ann Aoki-Davidson hands fifth-grader Jade Esparson her certificate on May 29. (Photo courtesy Alisha DeGuair/Special to West Hawaii Today)