![]() “Moana’s graduation is the culmination of many years of work and planning across the university,” said Kauʻi Baumhofer Merritt, assistant professor of Indigenous Health Sciences at UH West Oʻahu. Jones Wong is one of 369 spring 2021 graduates who will be celebrated at UH West Oʻahu’s Virtual Commencement Ceremony on May 8. “It’s been a long and difficult journey, and I can’t believe I made it. “It feels surreal,” said the recently married Haleʻiwa resident. ![]() Now Jones Wong is charging into her next epic distinction: She will be the first graduate of the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu’s Bachelor of Applied Science-Hawaiian and Indigenous Health and Healing ( HIHH) program. Professional surfer Moanalani Jones Wong is believed to be one of the best females to ever surf the legendary Banzai Pipeline, also known as Pipeline or Pipe, on Oʻahu’s North Shore. ![]()
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