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Hawaiʻi briefs for May 17: Spring commencement, funds released, locally-sourced foods,’Stories from the Field’ : Big Island Now Search Aloha, ! My Profile | Logout Aloha, Guest! Login | Register News Topics Front Page Big Island News Ironman Business Big Island Polls Local Discussion Entertainment Guest Columns Community COVID-19 Updates Hawai‘i Sports Hawai‘i Volcano Blog Ocean Blog Obituaries Weather & Surf Weather Forecast Surf Report Lifestyle & Culture Entertainment Community ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi / Hawaiian Language Hawai‘i Activities Visitors' Guide Merrie Monarch Obituaries Job Listings Recent Job Listings Post a Job Events Calendar Upcoming Events Map of Events Special Sections Merrie Monarch IRONMAN Opioid Crisis × Close Menu About Big Island Now Newsletter Contact Us

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Hawaiʻi briefs for May 17: Spring commencement, funds released, locally-sourced foods,’Stories from the Field’ : Big Island Now Search Aloha, ! My Profile | Logout Aloha, Guest! Login | Register News Topics Front Page Big Island News Ironman Business Big Island Polls Local Discussion Entertainment Guest Columns Community COVID-19 Updates Hawai‘i Sports Hawai‘i Volcano Blog Ocean Blog Obituaries Weather & Surf Weather Forecast Surf Report Lifestyle & Culture Entertainment Community ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi / Hawaiian Language Hawai‘i Activities Visitors' Guide Merrie Monarch Obituaries Job Listings Recent Job Listings Post a Job Events Calendar Upcoming Events Map of Events Special Sections Merrie Monarch IRONMAN Opioid Crisis × Close Menu About Big Island Now Newsletter Contact Us Get the App Advertising Meet the Team Choose Your Island: Kauai Maui Big Island Copyright © 2026 Pacific Media Group All Rights Reserved Privacy Policy | About Our Ads Search Aloha, ! My Profile | Logout Aloha, Guest! Login | Register Sections Big Island News Weather Events Calendar Jobs Obituaries Graduations Entertainment Visitors' Guide Graduations 2026 High School Graduates Schedules --> Salute to the Graduates Hawaiʻi briefs for May 17: Spring commencement, funds released, locally-sourced foods,’Stories from the Field’ May 17, 2026, 3:00 PM HST --> Play Listen to this Article 3 minutes Loading Audio... Article will play after ad... Playing in :00 A A A Courtesy Photo: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 2,800 graduate from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa — the statewide university system’s main campus on O‘ahu — celebrated about 2,800 students during two 2026 spring commencement ceremonies Saturday morning and afternoon, May 16, at Bankoh Arena and Stan Sheriff Center, respectively, on campus. Graduates completed undergraduate and advanced degrees, planning to move on to professional careers and graduate study now that they finished their studies at Hawaiʻi’s only Carnegie R1 research university, ranked among the nation’s leading public universities and in the top 2% worldwide. Speakers included keynote speaker Walter Dods Jr., who also received an honorary doctorate of humane letters; student speakers Diego Haʻaheo Ortiz for the morning ceremony and Erica-Skyler Holokai for the afternoon ceremony; University of Hawaiʻi President Wendy Hensel, among other university officials and staff. * * * * * * * * * East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center in downtown Hilo. (File Photo: Kristin Hashimoto) $200K released for East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center upgrades ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green released $200,000 in state general obligation bonds as part of a Capital Improvement Program Grant-in-Aid project to restore the East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center in downtown Hilo. The funding will be used for planning and construction for improvements at the cultural center, which is a longstanding commu

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