2014 Graduation Dates Released for Public, Charter Schools
UHMC 2013 spring graduation. File image courtesy UHMC/UH.
By Wendy Osher
An estimated 11,000 students from more than 60 schools will be graduating from public and charter schools across the state in May.
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education released a list of graduation dates for 2014 with the schedule set to start in late May.
Here on Maui, the first graduation ceremony will be for students at King Kekaulike High School at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, at the School Stadium.
The Maui events wrap up with a graduation for Lahainaluna High School on Sunday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the School’s Boarders’ Field.
Below is a list of public and charter school graduation dates in Maui County:
| SCHOOL | DATE | TIME | VENUE | CHARTER |
| Baldwin | Fri., May 23 | 6:00 PM | War Memorial Stadium | |
| Hāna | Sat., May 24 | 3:30 PM | School Field | |
| Kīhei | Fri., May 23 | 5:30 PM | Site of future school at top of Līpoa St. in Tech Park | Charter |
| King Kekaulike | Thurs., May 22 | 6:00 PM | School Stadium | |
| Lahainaluna | Sun., May 25 | 6:30 PM | Boarders’ Field | |
| Lānaʻi | Sat., May 24 | 2:00 PM | School Gymnasium | |
| Maui | Sat., May 24 | 5:00 PM | War Memorial Stadium | |
| Molokaʻi | Fri., May 23 | 5:00 PM | School Gymnasium |
Below is a full list that includes graduation dates for public and charter schools from across the state:
| SCHOOL | DATE | TIME | VENUE | CHARTER |
| ʻAiea | Fri., May 30 | 6:00 PM | Aloha Stadium | |
| ʻĀnuenue | Sat., May 24 | 10:30 AM | School Campus | |
| Baldwin | Fri., May 23 | 6:00 PM | War Memorial Stadium | |
| Campbell | Wed., May 28 | 5:00 PM | Aloha Stadium | |
| Castle | Sat., May 24 | 5:30 PM | School Athletic Field | |
| Connections | TBA | TBA | TBA | Charter |
| Education Laboratory | Fri., May 23 | 5:30 PM | Andrews Outdoor Theatre – UH at Mānoa | Charter |
| Farrington | Sat., May 24 | 4:00 PM | School Amphitheater | |
| Hakipuʻu Learning Center | TBA | TBA | TBA | Charter |
| Hālau Kū Mana | TBA | TBA | TBA | Charter |
| Hālau Lōkahi | TBA | TBA | TBA | Charter |
| Hāna | Sat., May 24 | 3:30 PM | School Field | |
| Hawaiʻi Academy of Arts & Science | Fri., May 23 | 4:00 PM | HAAS Pavilion School Campus | Charter |
| Hawaiʻi School for the Deaf & the Blind | Wed., May 22 | TBA | School Campus | |
| Hawaiʻi Technology Academy | Wed., May 28 | 3:00 PM | Filipino Community Center | Charter |
| Hilo | Fri., May 23 | 5:00 PM | Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium | |
| Honokaʻa | Sat., May 24 | 10:00 AM | The Armory/Gymnasium | |
| Kahuku | Thurs., May 22 | 6:00 PM | BYUH Cannon Center | |
| Kailua | Sat., May 24 | 6:00 PM | School Football Field on Campus | |
| Kaimukī | Sat., May 24 | 5:00 PM | Waikīkī Shell | |
| Kaiser | Fri., May 23 | 6:30 PM | School Field | |
| Kalāheo | Wed., May 28 | 6:30 PM | Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall | |
| Kalani | Tues., May 20 | 6:30 PM | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena | |
| Kamaile Academy | Sat., May 24 | 4:00 PM | Kamaile Field/School Campus | Charter |
| Kanu o ka ‘Āina | Fri., May 30 | 10:00 AM | Kahilu Theater | Charter |
| Kapa’a | Fri., May 23 | 6:30 PM | Kapa’a New Town Ball Park | |
| Kapolei | Fri., May 23 | 6:00 PM | School Stadium | |
| Ka’ū | Fri., May 23 | 4:30 PM | School Gymnasium | |
| Kaua’i | Fri., May 23 | 5:30 PM | Vidinha Stadium | |
| Kawaikini | TBA | TBA | TBA | Charter |
| Ke Ana La’ahana | TBA | TBA | TBA | Charter |
| Ke Kula o Samuel M. Kamakau | Sat., May 31 | 12:00 PM | School Campus | Charter |
| Kea’au | Fri., May 23 | 4:00 PM | School Stadium | |
| Kealakehe | Sat., May 24 | 6:00 PM | Kealakehe High School Football Field | |
| Kīhei | Fri., May 23 | 5:00 PM | Future school at top of Lipoa in Tech Park | Charter |
| King Kekaulike | Thurs., May 22 | 6:00 PM | School Stadium | |
| Kohala | Sat., May 24 | 3:00 PM | Kamehameha Park – Hisaoka Gymnasium | |
| Konawaena | Sat., May 24 | 9:00 AM | Julian Yates Athletic Field | |
| Kua O Ka Lā | TBA | TBA | TBA | Charter |
| Kula Aupuni Ni’ihau A Kahelelani Aloha | TBA | TBA | TBA | Charter |
| Lahainaluna | Sun., May 25 | 6:30 PM | Boarders’ Field | |
| Lānaʻi | Sat., May 24 | 2:00 PM | School Gymnasium | |
| Laupāhoehoe | TBA | TBA | TBA | Charter |
| Leilehua | Fri., May 23 | 6:00 PM | School Stadium | |
| Maui | Sat., May 24 | 5:00 PM | War Memorial Stadium | |
| McKinley | Sun., May 25 | 5:00 PM | School Campus | |
| Mililani | Sun., May 25 | 5:00 PM | Aloha Stadium | |
| Moanalua | Thurs., May 22 | 5:30 PM | School Athletic Field | |
| Molokaʻi | Fri., May 23 | 5:00 PM | School Gymnasium | |
| Myron B. Thompson Academy | Fri., May 23 | 5:30 PM | Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall | Charter |
| Nānākuli | Sat., May 24 | 5:00 PM | School Stadium | |
| Olomana | Tues., May 27 | 10:30 AM | School Campus (HYCF); Curriculum Fair 10:00 | |
| Pāhoa | Sun., May 18 | 5:30 PM | Civic Auditorium (Hilo) | |
| Pearl City | Sat., May 24 | 5:00 PM | Aloha Stadium | |
| Radford | Fri., May 23 | 6:00 PM | Aloha Stadium | |
| Roosevelt | Sat., May 24 | 5:30 PM | School Stadium | |
| Waiākea | Sat., May 24 | 6:00 PM | Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium | |
| Waialua | Sat., May 24 | 5:30 PM | WHS Raymond Torii Field | |
| Waiʻanae | Fri., May 23 | 6:00 PM | School Athletic Field | |
| Waimea | Fri., May 23 | 6:30 PM | School Front Lawn | |
| Waipahu | Tues., May 27 | 6:00 PM | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena | |
| West Hawaii Explorations Academy | Fri., May 23 | 5:00 PM | School Campus | Charter |
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education is the ninth-largest school district in the US and is comprised of 255 schools and 33 charter schools, serving more than 185,000 students, according to department officials.
DOE officials say King Kamehameha III established Hawaiʻi’s public school system in 1840.
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