Individual Lanterns
If you would like to float a lantern during the ceremony, request an Individual Lantern at the beach.
Please note there are NO advanced reservations. Lanterns are only distributed on event day at the beach before the ceremony.
Members of the military community may use the line reserved for military personnel and their dependents.
To request an Individual Lantern:
- WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon 5/26, or until lanterns are gone.
- WHERE: Lantern Request Tent at Ala Moana Beach. See map below for location.
First-come, first-served, one per family or group. There is no charge to receive a lantern.
Your lantern parts will come in a carrying bag. Quiet space, with tables and pens, are provided for writing remembrances and assembling the lantern.
Please help create a feeling of empathy and aloha by sharing one Individual Lantern per family or friend group if possible, so that everyone at the ceremony gets the chance to remember their loved ones. There is plenty of space for writing multiple remembrances on each lantern.
If you require disability accommodations, please see the Accessibility Information page for details on the Special Needs tent. (Military service members with disabilities requiring accommodations should use the Special Needs tent to receive a lantern instead of the military line.)
Those who cannot or choose not to float an Individual Lantern may consider writing a remembrance for the Collective Remembrance Lanterns.