If you would like to float a lantern during the ceremony, you may request an Individual Lantern in person on the day of the event at Ala Moana Beach.

The Lantern Request Tent will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the day of the ceremony.

Individual Lanterns are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

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.

Feel free to write, draw or affix photos or images to the paper provided for the lantern, but please refrain from writing, drawing or puncturing the foam lantern base. We refurbish each lantern for future use.

If, after receiving a lantern, you find that you are missing a piece or need replacements, please visit the Information Tent.

We request that you do not attach any items to the lantern. It creates a fire hazard, endangering the safety of the volunteers who retrieve the lanterns after the event. For environmental and safety reasons, we strongly discourage adorning lanterns with lei.

For other ways to participate in the ceremony, please see the Take Part page for additional information.