Collective Remembrance Lanterns are the original wooden-framed lanterns made by Shinnyo practitioners in the early years of the event. They are refurbished annually for re-use.

These lanterns carry remembrances for people who cannot, or choose not to, float an Individual Lantern in person. Volunteers float these lanterns into the water from canoes during the ceremony.

If you will not be physically present at the ceremony, or choose not to request an Individual Lantern, you are welcome to submit your remembrance ahead of time, and it will be affixed to a Collective Remembrance Lantern for you:

• If you’re able to come to Ala Moana Beach earlier on the day of the event, visit the Collective Remembrance Tent to write your remembrance.
• If you’re in Hawaiʻi, through Tuesday, May 20, 2025, you may visit the Shinnyo-en Hawaii temple located at 2348 S. Beretania to write your remembrance. Please check the temple website for hours.
• You can also submit your remembrance online ahead of the event. Online submissions will be transcribed for you by volunteers.

Details for these options will be available soon. Please check back here or on our Instagram and Facebook.