UH Maui College holds first commencement since Maui wildfires
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UH Maui College commencement
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WHAT: The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College held its first commencement since the Maui wildfires.
WHO: About 220 of 450 graduates participated in the ceremony
WHEN: Thursday, May 9, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: UH Maui College’s Great Lawn in Kahului
OTHER FACTS:
The theme of this year’s ceremony was “resilience.”
At the end of the ceremony, students sang and danced as alumna and former Miss Hawaiʻi Sheron Lehuanani Bissen sang “This Is Me.”
VIDEO:
BROLL: (1 minute, 45 seconds)
Shots of commencement ceremony
Shots of students dancing to “This is Me.”
SOUND:
Lui Hokoana, UH Maui college chancellor (19 seconds)
“We wanted to celebrate the fact that our students have endured so much, not just only through the pandemic, but also through the wildfires and they came out okay. They came out to a place where they tell us every day they want to serve out in Lahaina and try to help. So we wanted to celebrate that. We wanted to celebrate their resilient spirit.”
Mary Martinez, UH Maui College graduate (14 seconds)
“Definitely trying to figure out going through Covid and pandemic and then going through the wildfires and still continuing to push and get to where we are successful. Our resilience lies there.”
Solomon Palad, UH Maui College graduate (12 seconds)
“There was a lot about our troubles going through some tough times these last few years, last few months, but our community has pulled through together stronger than ever I think.”
VOSOT SCRIPT
INTRO:
About 220 University of Hawaiʻi Maui College students participated in commencement ceremonies tonight on the Great Lawn.
VO:
It was the college’s first commencement since the Maui wildfires, and the theme of the evening was “resilience.”
SOT:
Lui Hokoana, UH Maui college chancellor
“We wanted to celebrate the fact that our students have endured so much, not just only through the pandemic, but also through the wildfires and they came out okay. They came out to a place where they tell us every day they want to serve out in Lahaina and try to help. So we wanted to celebrate that. We wanted to celebrate their resilient spirit.”
Mary Martinez, UH Maui College graduate
“Definitely trying to figure out going through Covid and pandemic and then going through the wildfires and still continuing to push and get to where we are successful. Our resilience lies there.”
Solomon Palad, UH Maui College graduate
“There was a lot about our troubles going through some tough times these last few years, last few months, but our community has pulled through together stronger than ever I think.”
VO:
UH Maui College offers three bachelor of applied science degrees, a variety of associate degrees and certificates, and distance learning degrees through its UH Center on campus.