Comments on: Hawaii’s Graduation Tradition http://www.hawaiitraditions.com/2009/06/02/hawaii%e2%80%99s-graduation-tradition/ Traditions, Values, and Culture...Hawaii Style Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Huliopu http://www.hawaiitraditions.com/2009/06/02/hawaii%e2%80%99s-graduation-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-902 Huliopu Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:20:00 +0000 http://www.hawaiitraditions.info/?p=131#comment-902 Today traditional Hawaiian graduations have also added elements of Native Hawaiian protocol in the ceremony including traditional costumes. Today traditional Hawaiian graduations have also added elements of Native Hawaiian protocol in the ceremony including traditional costumes.

]]> By: NEENZ http://www.hawaiitraditions.com/2009/06/02/hawaii%e2%80%99s-graduation-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-64 NEENZ Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:14:16 +0000 http://www.hawaiitraditions.info/?p=131#comment-64 Vana, In my experience and observation, lei are traditionally presented to the graduates after the commencement ceremony. :) Aloha, NEENZ. Vana,

In my experience and observation, lei are traditionally presented to the graduates after the commencement ceremony. :)

Aloha,
NEENZ.

]]> By: Vana http://www.hawaiitraditions.com/2009/06/02/hawaii%e2%80%99s-graduation-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Vana Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:48:16 +0000 http://www.hawaiitraditions.info/?p=131#comment-63 Even after reading this article, I still can't seem find out what is the right way to gift a lei to a graduate, is it traditional to give to the lei the graduate before the graduation ceremony or after. Even after reading this article, I still can’t seem find out what is the right way to gift a lei to a graduate, is it traditional to give to the lei the graduate before the graduation ceremony or after.

]]> By: Jan http://www.hawaiitraditions.com/2009/06/02/hawaii%e2%80%99s-graduation-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Jan Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:36:35 +0000 http://www.hawaiitraditions.info/?p=131#comment-61 Hi Liza! Thanks so much for stopping by and for your kind words :). The more I write about all things Hawaii, the more I get a chance to stop and reflect about this culture that I too often take for granted. Beautiful blog, by the way! I'll be stopping by for future reads for sure :). Jan Hi Liza!
Thanks so much for stopping by and for your kind words :) . The more I write about all things Hawaii, the more I get a chance to stop and reflect about this culture that I too often take for granted. Beautiful blog, by the way! I’ll be stopping by for future reads for sure :) .

Jan

]]> By: Jan http://www.hawaiitraditions.com/2009/06/02/hawaii%e2%80%99s-graduation-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Jan Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:32:17 +0000 http://www.hawaiitraditions.info/?p=131#comment-60 Hi Shawn! Congrats on your son's graduation from HBA! Woohoo! Thanks so much for stopping by and for sharing your own memories...I know what you mean about 'dorky'...man, I had 80's hair and I think our class song was “Hard Habit to Break”. Yikes!!! :) Stop by again soon! Jan Hi Shawn!
Congrats on your son’s graduation from HBA! Woohoo! Thanks so much for stopping by and for sharing your own memories…I know what you mean about ‘dorky’…man, I had 80′s hair and I think our class song was “Hard Habit to Break”. Yikes!!! :) Stop by again soon!

Jan

]]> By: A Maui Blog http://www.hawaiitraditions.com/2009/06/02/hawaii%e2%80%99s-graduation-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-59 A Maui Blog Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:26:43 +0000 http://www.hawaiitraditions.info/?p=131#comment-59 I am glad you posted about the graduation tradition on Hawaii here in your blog. I had been wanting to write a post on it but didn't get a chance. One of my favorite part of the tradition is the exhange of leis and the graduates' head gets buried in the lei :) - just like in the photo here :) I am glad you posted about the graduation tradition on Hawaii here in your blog. I had been wanting to write a post on it but didn’t get a chance.

One of my favorite part of the tradition is the exhange of leis and the graduates’ head gets buried in the lei :) – just like in the photo here :)

]]> By: Shawn http://www.hawaiitraditions.com/2009/06/02/hawaii%e2%80%99s-graduation-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Shawn Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:59:40 +0000 http://www.hawaiitraditions.info/?p=131#comment-58 Great blog! I have a son graduating this Saturday from HBA. Go Eagles (black, gold & white). I made origami lei for his friends but still need to supplement with a few real lei. When I graduated from Leilehua, the tradition is that it always rains right before the ceremony starts. Since our gowns were green, we had to enter the football stadium with paper towels in hand to wipe our seats! Class song - "Times of Your Life" and class motto: Above & Beyond. So dorky now that I've said it! I have pictures of me and my cousin at graduation with lei covering our faces. Our ohana gave us those double carnation lei - the kind that Danny Kaleikini wore! Great blog! I have a son graduating this Saturday from HBA. Go Eagles (black, gold & white). I made origami lei for his friends but still need to supplement with a few real lei. When I graduated from Leilehua, the tradition is that it always rains right before the ceremony starts. Since our gowns were green, we had to enter the football stadium with paper towels in hand to wipe our seats! Class song – “Times of Your Life” and class motto: Above & Beyond. So dorky now that I’ve said it! I have pictures of me and my cousin at graduation with lei covering our faces. Our ohana gave us those double carnation lei – the kind that Danny Kaleikini wore!

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