{"id":234536,"date":"2026-05-18T16:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=234536"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:55:32","slug":"family-goes-all-in-on-curls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/18\/family-goes-all-in-on-curls\/","title":{"rendered":"Family goes all-in on curls to celebrate UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa graduate"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"Ruport<\/p>\n

Among the thousands of family members and friends who packed the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s 2026 Spring Commencement Ceremony to celebrate the university\u2019s 2,800 graduates, one group stood out during the morning ceremony—the family and friends of graduate Cohen Ruport.<\/p>\n

\"Cohen<\/p>\n

Ruport, who earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science, is known for his big, curly blond hair. To celebrate his milestone, 25 family members and friends from Alameda, California, showed up wearing wigs inspired by his signature voluminous corkscrew curls.<\/p>\n

“I was not expecting it at all. It was crazy,” Ruport said after the ceremony. “Everyone kept asking, ‘Is that your family up there?’ It was really cool and very exciting to see them.”<\/p>\n