Approximately 400 students from seven Oahu Community School for Adults will be taking part in tonight's commencement ceremony at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall.

The ceremony starts at 6:30 p.m.

The keynote speaker is local entertainer Karen Keawehawaii, known as the first lady of Hawaiian music.

More than 2,000 adults have completed requirements for a high school diploma through a General Educational Development Test or the Competency-Based High School Diploma Program this school year.

The schools participating were Farrington, Kaimuki/Kaiser, McKinley, Moanalua/'Aiea, Wahiawa, Waipahu, and Windward.

Also tonight, the 2007-2008 Hawaii Adult Education Teachers of the Year are selected.

The honorees are: Ernest Lee (Farrington), Diana Yee San Young (Kaimuki/Kaiser), Lynda M.L. Hino (McKinley), Richard Murata (Moanalua/'Aiea), Lynette Ching (Wahiawa), Medard Aczon (Waipahu) and Aloma Kadooka (Windward).