Hawaii
Graduation photos · Maui
In short
Graduation photos in Maui starts at $295: 60 min on location with a photographer who works in Maui, and 30 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days.
Why choose Graduation photos in Maui?
Graduation photography on Maui is a one-hour session at two campus locations that delivers 30 retouched photographs, priced from $295. On Maui a graduation photograph has a second subject that mainland ones do not: the lei, often stacked to the chin by the end of the evening. That shapes the plan, because a cap-and-gown hour before the ceremony and a lei hour after it are two different photographs, and the session has to be placed in one of them.
Worth knowing about Maui
The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College asks that lei not be presented or worn until after the ceremony, and its 2026 spring commencement began at 5:30pm on the Kahului campus. The college also states that no professional photographer takes portraits there, only candid ceremony photographs, so a lei-covered portrait with family is booked privately and planned for the evening after the graduates process out.
What does the session in Maui look like?
- UH Maui College campus, Kahului
- Where the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College ceremony is held, with open lawn for a large family group.
- Kanahā Beach area, Kahului
- Minutes from the campus for a few gown frames with the West Maui mountains behind; the sand needs a State permit.
- Upcountry Kula
- For a graduate from an upcountry family who wants home in the frame rather than the campus.
What does graduation photos in Maui include?
- 30 retouched photographs
- Two campus locations chosen for the school’s landmarks
- Solo, family and friend-group frames
- Private online gallery within 5 business days
- Print release for personal use
FAQ — Graduation photos in Maui
When should graduation photos be taken at UH Maui College?
For a UH Maui College graduate, the one-hour session goes either in the week before commencement, for clean cap-and-gown frames on an empty campus, or after the ceremony once the lei are on; families who want both book two sessions. The college asks that lei not be given until after commencement, and its 2026 spring ceremony started at 5:30pm, so the lei photographs happen in evening light.
Does UH Maui College provide a commencement photographer for portraits?
No. University of Hawaiʻi Maui College says its commencement photographer takes only candid photos at the ceremony and that there is no professional photographer from whom prints can be ordered. Graduates use the college’s selfie backdrops and photo stations under the solar parking structures, or book a private Maui graduation session for posed family portraits.