The 2015 graduating class of Hawaii’s Kahuku High and Intermediate School decided to give their friends and family a treat before they walked across the stage, performing a 10-minute mashup of Top 40 hits. A video description said the students learned the number — which features parts of Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball,” Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” and Silento’s “Watch Me” — in just two days.
The performance ends with a thumping rendition of the “Kaipahua Kura,” the school’s own “haka,” or war dance, inspired by New Zealand’s Maori people.
“We do the haka as a form of respect usually before football or rugby games here in Hawaii,” Lisiate Tovo, one of the seniors.
Now that’s a celebration!
That. Was. AWESOME!!!!
Thanks for posting! 🙂
Very cool. Nice to see the seniors having fun at graduation.
My school was too large to have anything like this. We actually had to have two graduating ceremonies, that’s how many students our school(s) had. The school has always had a really great band so we had some sweet tunes though.
Also, can I just say, I love watching hakas? Idk why, I have no connection to that culture at all, but the emotion that’s put out in a haka is just so powerful, I love it.
AMAZING! What a beautiful celebration – I can’t believe they pulled that together so quickly!
Brilliant; follow that, class of 2016!
Heckavalot more impressive than my boring high school graduation.
This made ma tear up a bit. So much school pride!
I LOVED this!!!!!