Whether you are finishing high school or some form of higher education, graduation is an enormous accomplishment in a student's journey. Four years of dedication and discipline is finally being ...

Mariamena Morisa grew up in Hawaii. She and her family moved to Alaska in the late ‘90s. At her high school graduation, her mom walked in carrying leis made out of saran wrap and ribbon with candy ...

Alaska may seem an unlikely place for a Pacific Islander to relocate -- going from the warm climes of the South Pacific to the cold north -- but in Anchorage, there is a thriving Hawaiian and Samoan ...

At commencement time, new graduates don their decorated caps and gowns, waving diplomas as they smile for photos. But many graduates also wear lei — made from flowers, candies, or ribbons around their ...

At graduations across California, graduates' necks will be laden...with leis. Loosely based on the traditional Hawaiian and Pacific Islander garland often made of leaves and flowers, money leis are a ...

Midvale, Utah — (KUTV) It's graduation week for Utah high school seniors. In Hawaiian culture, it's the perfect occasion for showering loved ones with leis. While Utah has a large population of ...

It’s that time of year again when the school year comes to a close. Graduates put on their caps and gowns for their ceremonies while families and friends bring the balloons, money leis, bouquets of ...

WOODS CROSS (AP) — A high school principal refused to allow Pacific Islander graduates to wear traditional leis during this year’s graduation ceremony, saying graduation adornments were “getting out ...