May 8, 2026 Can't make it to Ala Moana Beach on Memorial Day? You can still float a lantern remembrance for a loved one. Submit an online remembrance to us via our submission form by Sunday night, May 24, 2026, 11:59:59 p.m. Hawaii time. Your...
May 8, 2026. SLFH volunteers Jacob Kam and his mom Betty Lou Kam were interviewed in an article on Aloha State Daily this week! They did an incredible job capturing…
April 24, 2026 Live on Maui but want to be part of Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi? If you’d like to float a lantern remembrance but are unable to attend the event on Oahu, there will be two events where you can write your own remembrance message...
April 22, 2026 Kauaʻi residents who would like to float a remembrance message during Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi, but are unable to attend the ceremony on Oahu, may attend this special event at Kukui Grove. 🕚 Sunday, April 26, 2026, 11 am - 3...
Mar 4, 2026 The Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai‘i website has a fresh new look in preparation for this year's 2026 ceremony! We've redesigned the pages and updated photos and visuals to help website visitors get a better sense for what the ceremony...
Keola Beamer is a Native Hawaiian musician and elder. (Courtesy photo) Nov 3, 2025By Keola Beamer, May 25, 2025.Originally published in Star-Advertiser Each Memorial Day, as the sun dips low over Ala Moana Beach Park, the waters of Honolulu shimmer...
In the two decades since the passing of their son, Paul and Lori Wessel have found healing and hope through community remembrance, particularly the annual Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai‘i ceremony. They continue to share their journey of grief and...