Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi – Many Rivers, One Ocean is a ceremony conducted annually at Ala Moana Beach in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Candle-lit lanterns are floated in the water to carry our gratitude and prayers for all spirits and forms of life that have supported our existence since the beginning of time.

Everyone is welcome, regardless of belief or background, to take part in this physical expression of love and remembrance for those who have touched our lives.

Whether you participate in person at the beach, view the broadcast on television, or watch the livestream online from anywhere in the world, we hope that, as we gather together in this shared experience of aloha, what might have begun as a personal moment of reflection can grow into an experience of collective harmony and empathy, like many rivers flowing into one ocean.

By sharing our feelings of loss and grief, we may also experience the lights of hope, courage and compassion, kindling a desire for connection and healing not just for ourselves, but for those around us.