Hawaii Preparatory Academy graduates class of 2018
By Laura Ruminski West Hawaii Today lruminski@westhawaiitoday.com | Saturday, May 26, 2018, 12:05 a.m.
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 2
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 3
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 7
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 5
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 7
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 10
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 15
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HPA graduates hold hands for Hawaii Aloha at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 19
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HPA Head of School Robert McKendry delivers his address at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 34
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HPA graduates listen to speeches at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 35
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HPA graduates listen to speeches at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 37
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HPA graduate and president of the student body Daniel Groves delivers remarks to his classmates at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 42
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HPA graduates listen to speeches at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 45
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HPA graduate Daniel Groves receives the Head of School Award from Head of School Robert McKendry friday at the commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 49
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Corey Humphrey delivers the address Friday at HPA's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 57
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HPA graduate Soleil Fitz-Gerald receives a hug and her diploma from Robert McKendry, Head of School at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 78
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HPA graduate Katherine Gargiulo receives her diploma from her mom at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 82
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HPA graduate Michael Hanano gives his grandfather a hug at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 195
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HPA graduate Karly Noetzel receives her diploma from her father at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 107
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HPA graduate Coco Shafer gets a hug and her diploma from her grandfather at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 113
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HPA graduates wait to be called up to receive their diplomas at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 118
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HPA graduate Matthew Vazquez receives his diploma from Robert McKendry, Head of School at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 121
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 129
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 132
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 137
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 139
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 142
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 147
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 148
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 151
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 154
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 159
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HPA graduates perform at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 164
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HPA graduates get emotional at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 169
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HPA graduates join hands for Oli Mahalo at Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 171
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HPA graduates join hands for Hawaii Aloha at the end of Friday’s commencement ceremony.
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HPA graduates join hands for Hawaii Aloha at the end of Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 178
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HPA graduate Kia‘i Lindsey receives a lei from her mom Yoko after Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 200
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HPA graduates receive lei and congratulations after Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 204
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HPA graduate Karly Noetzel is covered in lei after Friday's commencement ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 211
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HPA graduate Zachary Chaikin receives lei after Friday's commencement Ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) 219
WAIMEA — Hawaii Preparatory Academy celebrated its 66th annual Commencement Exercises on Friday.
WAIMEA — Hawaii Preparatory Academy celebrated its 66th annual Commencement Exercises on Friday.
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