Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 19, Number 6, 1 June 2002 — U.H. grads honored [ARTICLE]

U.H. grads honored

Seventeen Hawaiian students graduating with Bachelor of ,Arts degrees from UH-Mānoa were honored at a May 18 ceremony and pā'ina at the Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, The third annual ceremony, the largest so far, celebrated the aeeomplishments of students graduating with degrees in Hawaiian Studies, Hawaiian Language, Social Work, Political Science, Ethnic Studies, and other disciplm.es, ,Aq 'awa ceremony for the stu-

dents preceded the public ceremony, where graduates were presented with certificates in Hawaiian, The Native Hawaiian Leadership Project, whieh encourages and assists Native Hawaiians attaining undergraduate, graduate and doctorate degrees, and Hālau Kū Māna charter school were also recognized for their contributions to culturebased education, Both programs are housed at the center.