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Lantern Floating Hawaii 2009 on Memorial Day (YouTube)

YouTube:
Visit the Official Lantern Floating Hawaii YouTube Channel
Where The Ocean Meets The Sky:
Watch a documentary of Lantern Floating Hawaii (Liquid Media)
Photo & Movie Archive:
Click here to see photos, movies and media coverage of Lantern Floating Hawaii

How to get there

Magic Island – Ala Moana Beach Park (Google Map)
Free parking at the Hawaii Convention Center. Shuttle bus and handicap accessible van will be available from 4 p.m.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How many lanterns will be released?: There will be over 2,000 lanterns released from shore and from the canoes.
2. What happens to the lanterns after the ceremony?: Every lantern will be retrieved and reused.
3. Who makes the lanterns?: The wooden frames were originally made by members of Shinnyo-en and are reused every year. Each year, in the Spring, Shinnyo-en members, with the help of many community volunteers begin carefully preparing the lanterns for the event day.
There are also lanterns that are personally assembled on the day of the event at the beach by those who are interested in floating a dedicated lantern during the ceremony.
4. How can I get involved?: Volunteers are welcomed to participate in a variety of ways from assembling the lanterns to various duties on the day of the event and cleaning and recycling the lanterns in the weeks after the event to store them for the following year. Each step is carefully done with thoughts for the people who will remember and have remembered loved ones during the Lantern Floating ceremony. Would you like to get involved? Click here.
VOLUNTEER UPDATE - Due to the overwhelming response of community volunteers for the 10th Annual Lantern Floating Hawaii, all volunteer needs for this year have been filled. Thank you very much to everyone who has lent a hand in lantern making!
5. How much does it cost to participate?: There is no cost to attend, to place a remembrance on a lantern or to float a lantern. Voluntary donations that are received on the day of the event are donated back to the City & County of Honolulu for improvements to Ala Moana Beach Park.
6. Are lanterns available for purchase?: As the lanterns are made specifically to carry the remembrances and prayers at Lantern Floating Hawai`i and are recycled each year, they are not available for purchase. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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