24-04-2025
Send your remembrances for Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai‘i
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Planning on participating in this year's Shinnyo Lantern Floating Ceremony? Submissions for online remembrances are now open.
The public can submit online remembrances through April 30 on Lantern Floating Hawai'i's website.
Lantern construction begins for Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi
Volunteers will hand-transcribe the messages and place them on lanterns that will be set afloat at Ala Moana Beach Park on Monday, May 26.
Remembrances submitted between April 30 and May 25 will be 'printed out and affixed to Collective Remembrance Lanterns.'
Over the years, we have received remembrances, prayers, and affirmations from all over the world. While Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai'i physically takes place in Honolulu, it aims to unite our global community in generating hope and expressing a shared commitment to building a brighter future.
Rev. Craig Yamamoto, community relations liaison of Shinnyo-en HawaiiLanterns will also be available on the day of the ceremony on a first-come, first-served basis. A total of 6,000 lanterns will be set afloat.
This year's theme for Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai'i is 'Many Rivers, One Ocean' to honor fallen service members and loved ones.
Following the ceremony, the lanterns will be collected and refurbished for next year.
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KHON2 and KHII will broadcast the ceremony starting at 6:30pm on Memorial Day. It can also be streamed on KHON2+ and the KHON2 YouTube channel.
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