{"id":120295,"date":"2020-06-08T16:26:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T02:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=120295"},"modified":"2020-06-09T11:26:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T21:26:45","slug":"uh-maui-college-drive-through-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/06\/08\/uh-maui-college-drive-through-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"东精影业\">东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College hosts drive-through commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_73703\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fVr8InzNXqw?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Virtual Commencement Celebration 2020\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>In these challenging times, the <a href=\"http:\/\/maui.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Maui College<\/a> was eager to try a novel way to celebrate the class of 2020. On June 6, graduates took to their cars in their caps and gowns and drove through the campus to pick up their diplomas and savor that special moment of recognition for their hard work in front of their family, friends, fellow graduates and <abbr title=\"东精影业\">东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College faculty and staff.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"graduate saying speech\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-120300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-4-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-4.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"car with graduate banner\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-120297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"graduate taking photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-120299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-3-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-3.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I would like to congratulate all of our graduates,&rdquo; said <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College Chancellor <strong>Lui Hokoana<\/strong>. &ldquo;You will always be remembered as the coronavirus graduating class. You have overcome huge barriers to complete your degree and you should be proud of yourself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/maui.hawaii.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2020\/06\/2020-Commencement-Program-Digital.pdf\">Find your graduate in the <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College 2020 Commencement Digital Program<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While this was not the commencement ceremony the graduates had in mind, the bright smiles on their faces as they received their diplomas and took photos served as shining reminders of their dedication to their education, despite the difficulties they faced in their final semester.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Although these changes were challenging, I believe this experience will serve you well in your careers or continued studies,&rdquo; Hokoana shared. &ldquo;You have risen to the occasion and now you have arrived.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The celebration did not end with the drive-through style graduation. <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College hosted a virtual ceremony that was available by streaming or cable, with live music from K\u016bikaw\u0101 and a post-commencement concert with Kah\u0101l\u0101wai featuring Joshua Kahula and <span aria-label=\"Piilani\">Pi&#699;ilani<\/span> Arias.<\/p>\n<p>View the virtual spring commencement on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fVr8InzNXqw\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UHMauiCollege\/\">Facebook<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/maui.hawaii.edu\/mctv-live\"><abbr>MCTV<\/abbr> Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-5.jpg\" alt=\"graduate family photo\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-120301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-5.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/maui-2020-commencement-5-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The graduating class of 2020 drove through the campus for their diplomas before going online for a virtual commencement and special concert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[234,1411,60],"class_list":["post-120295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-commencement","tag-covid-19","tag-maui-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120295"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120343,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120295\/revisions\/120343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}