Leeward CC Commencement Ceremony 2024
Leeward Community College Commencement Ceremony 2024
Congratulations Graduates!
- All graduates
- Advanced Professional Certification in Special Education PK-12
- Liberal Arts
- Liberal Arts - Hawaiian
- Accounting
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Automotive Technology
- Business Technology
- Business
- Culinary Arts
- Digital Media
- Hawaiian Studies
- Health Information Technology
- Information & Computer Science
- Integrated Industrial Technology
- Management
- Natural Science
- Substance Abuse Counseling
- Substance Use Disorders Counseling
- Teacher Education
- Travel Industry Management
- Technical Teacher Education
- Television Production
- Graduates with honors
- Dean’s List Graduates
- Graduates in Honors Societies
Graduates with honors
Graduates in Honors SocietiesOli Komo
The oli komo, or welcoming chant, is a gift offered to those who visit our home. Hālau Puʻuloa tells of the beauty and abundance of our lands of Wai‘awa and the harbor of Pu‘uloa (Pearl Harbor). The area possessed fishponds teeming with marine life and natural springs that fed the lush vegetation that ‘Ewa is known for. It speaks of the refreshing winds that cool and the guardian of the bay who protects. The oli extends all the riches of Pu‘uloa to our guests as we invite them into our home.
Hālau Puʻuloa he awa lau no ʻEwa
He awa lau moana na ke Kēhau
He kiʻowai lua he muliwai no ʻEwa
No ua ʻāina kai (iʻa) hāmau leo
E hāmau ana ka leo o ke kanaka
ʻO pānea mai auaneʻi hilahila
Keʻeo ua iʻa la i loko o ke kai
O ke kai puakai ʻula ai ke kai o Kuhia – e
He mai, he mai
Eia no mākou nei.
Expansive is Puʻuloa a harbor for ʻEwa
An extensive harbor belonging to the Kēhau breeze
An abundant, overflowing estuary for ʻEwa
To this land belongs the iʻa that silences voices
The voices of people will be silenced
Yet, a response is always given lest there be shame
The aforementioned iʻa fills the sea
from the sacred reddish sea to the sea of Kuhia
Greetings, Please enter
For here we are to welcome you.