Graduation Ceremony
On Thursday, December 11, 2025, HPU will hold our Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremonies. Note that two ceremonies will be held, and that graduates and families will be invited to a specific ceremony based on their College.
Fall 2025 Graduation Ceremony I
College of Liberal Arts, College of Business, and College of Professional Studies – all degrees, all levels
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort
Mid-Pacific Conference Center
Coral Ballroom
Thursday, December 11, 2025
10:00 am start time
All graduates should plan to check in by 9:00 a.m. We will have a rehearsal and Q&A before the ceremony starts.
All guests should plan to arrive and be seated by 9:40 a.m. Doors will close at 9:45 a.m.
fall 2025 Graduation Ceremony II
College of Natural and Computational Sciences, graduate college of health sciences, and School of Nursing – all degrees, all levels
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort
Mid-Pacific Conference Center
Coral Ballroom
Thursday, December 11, 2025
4:00 pm start time
All graduates should plan to check in by 3:00 p.m. We will have a rehearsal and Q&A before the ceremony starts.
All guests should plan to arrive and be seated by 3:40 p.m. Doors will close at 3:45 p.m.
Students who have indicated that they will be participating in the Fall 2025 ceremony will receive an invitation to their HPU email address on or about October 13, 2025, to RSVP for the event and to claim tickets for their guests. If you have not received an invitation to RSVP, please contact graduation@hpu.edu.
To ensure compliance with fire code, graduates will have the opportunity to claim up to four guest tickets each. If there are any remaining guest tickets after the RSVP period has ended, we will be in touch with further information about how to claim any additional guest tickets. The Commencement Ceremony is a ticketed event and only authorized guests with a ticket will be permitted to enter the Coral Ballroom for the Ceremony. All guests over the age of two will be required to have a ticket.
The following items will not be allowed at the Ceremony: Weapons, Balloons, Bubbles, Silly String, Confetti, Air Horns, Laser Pointers, Wrapped Gifts/Packages, or Outside Food or Beverages. There will be no bag or stroller check available.
A Lei Greeting will take place immediately following the ceremony, and guests may meet their graduates at the Great Lawn or the Grand Lagoon. Tickets are not required for the Lei Greeting.
The Commencement Ceremonies will be live-streamed, and a link will be published to https://www.hpu.edu/graduation/ at least 24 hours prior to the Ceremony.
There will be a professional photographer taking photos of all graduates crossing the stage and with their diploma in front of an HPU backdrop. These photos will be provided to all graduates a few weeks after the Ceremony.
All emails related to the Graduation Ceremony will come from graduation@hpu.edu
Ordering regalia (caps and gowns)
The Barnes & Noble at Hawai'i Pacific University Store has partnered with Herff Jones as our provider of graduation regalia and attire.
Please visit https://collegegrad.herffjones.com/ to place your regalia order.
There are 3 dates for the shipping cutoffs for our Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony:
- Free Shipping to the bookstore is 10/27, shipment to arrive about two weeks before graduation
- Standard Shipping to home is 11/6,
- Expedited Shipping to home is 11/8
All sites close at 4:00pm HST for each date mentioned above
For questions about ordering regalia, please contact Barnes & Noble at Hawai'i Pacific University at 808.544.0290 or SM8094@bncollege.com.
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort Hotel Rates for Commencement
Guestroom Kama’aina Discount (Based on Availability)
- www.hiltonhawaiianvillage.com
- Put in the dates
- Click on Special Rates
- Enter P5 in the Group Code box
- Click done
- Then click Book
Guestroom Discount
- www.hiltonhawaiianvillage.com
- Put in the dates
- Click on Special Rates
- Enter WED in the Group Code box
- Click done
- Then click Book for a 20% discount off our regular rates