If you would like to participate in Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi in person, you may choose to either float your own Individual Lantern or write a message to be included on a Collective Remembrance Lantern, which will be added to remembrances from all over the world, and will be floated for you by volunteers on canoes during the ceremony.

If you choose to float your own lantern, you must be able to pick up your lantern earlier in the day and stay to float it during the ceremony at 6:30pm.

If you would like to float a lantern during the 6:30 p.m. ceremony, request an Individual Lantern at the beach.

Please note there are NO advanced reservations. Lanterns are only available at the beach on event day.

Members of the military community may use the line reserved for military personnel and their dependents.

You must be present during the 6:30 p.m. ceremony to float your lantern.

If you will not be able to stay for the ceremony, you may instead write a message on a Collective Remembrance Lantern.

Please share one Individual Lantern per family or friend group, 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.

Those who cannot or choose not to float an Individual Lantern may consider writing a remembrance for the Collective Remembrance Lanterns.

Your lantern parts will come in a carrying bag. Quiet space, with tables and pens, are provided for writing remembrances and assembling the lantern.

Here are some additional tips:

• Feel free to write, draw or affix photos or images to the paper provided for the lantern.
• Firmly crease the edges/folds of the paper before securing it to the lantern base, to ensure a solid foundation.
• Please refrain from writing on, drawing on, or puncturing the foam lantern base. We refurbish each lantern for future use.
• Please don’t attach any items to the lantern. It creates a fire hazard for the volunteers who retrieve the lanterns after the event.
• For environmental and safety reasons, we strongly discourage adorning lanterns with lei.
• If, after receiving a lantern, you find that you are missing a piece or having issues with any of your lantern parts, please visit the Information Tent.

Ceremony attendees may choose from the offsite parking and shuttle at the Olomehani Street lot, or discounted parking at Ala Moana Center.

For parking for persons with disabilities, please see the Accessibility Information below.

Parking and shuttle from Olomehani St lot (Kaka’ako)

Complimentary public parking and shuttle for attendees and volunteers is available at 800 Olomehani Street.

Google Maps directions: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CidQ9bgPfemjFyxs9.

The parking lot is on the makai side of Olomehani Street where it intersects with ‘Ohe Street.

1. From downtown on Ala Moana Blvd: turn RIGHT onto ‘OHE STREET and follow the road until OLOMEHANI STREET.
2. From Ward Ave: Go STRAIGHT onto ILALO STREET , turn LEFT onto ‘OHE STREET and follow the road until OLOMEHANI STREET.
3. From Ala Moana Shopping Center on Ala Moana Blvd: Turn LEFT onto ILALO STREET, turn LEFT onto ‘OHE STREET and follow the road until OLOMEHANI STREET.

Shuttle to Magic Island starts from 7:00 am and will run every 30 mins, however, there may be delays due to traffic. Please arrive early to ensure enough time to reach the event. After the event, we anticipate a long wait to return to Olomehani due to traffic.

Last shuttle back to Olomehani departs Magic Island at 9:00 pm. Please note that the parking lot is gravel (not paved) and the shuttle cannot accommodate wheelchairs and large items such as strollers and carts. Please accept our apologies.

Discounted Parking at Ala Moana Center

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We welcome everyone to participate in the ceremony at Ala Moana Beach. The following accommodations are available to people with disabilities.

Please feel free to contact us ahead of the ceremony, if you have additional questions.

Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis to persons possessing a disability parking permit at the Magic Island parking lot. Please see the map.

Please show BOTH your placard or special license plate AND the corresponding Disabled Person’s Parking Identification Card.

It is located along Ala Moana Park Drive, across the street from the L&L concession stand on the Diamond Head side of the beach.

Those with disabilities may access this tent to write remembrances for the Collective Remembrance Lanterns that are floated from canoes by our volunteers.

If you would like to receive an Individual Lantern to float yourself, you may also request one here, but please note that if you are not capable of safely floating an Individual Lantern into the water, you must bring a companion to assist in floating the lantern for you. Our volunteers are unable to provide assistance with physically floating lanterns into the water.

Due to limited space, we ask that each person with a disability be accompanied by no more than two others, so that other participants may also be accommodated.

Please be aware that, for the safety of both participants and volunteers, our volunteers are unable to physically assist you with placing your lantern in the water, so you are strongly encouraged to participate with a companion as needed. Another meaningful option is to write a remembrance for the special wood-framed Collective Remembrance Lanterns, which are floated from canoes by volunteers during the ceremony. Please consult the Special Needs Tent for information on these options.