Thousands of candle-lit lanterns bearing remembrances, prayers and affirmations are set afloat across the shores of Ala Moana beach during the annual Shinnyo Floating Lantern Festival. (Shinnyo ...

After a hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic, this year's Shinnyo-en Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony returns with an interactive experience featuring bridges, lights, coral, sand and an LED floor ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) – The Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony returns to Ala Moana Beach for ohanas from all over to come together and remember their loved ones who have passed. On Memorial Day, May ...

Bobbie Palencia cried Monday at the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony at Ala Moana Regional Park before setting afloat a lantern in memory of her boyfriend, who died in 2022. Mariel Kaulupali, ...

HONOLULU – (HawaiiNewsNow) Tens of thousands of people packed Ala Moana Beach Monday night for the 13th annual Shinnyo-en lantern floating ceremony. It was both spectacle and spiritual. Some came to ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — As Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi returns for its 27th year, officials are calling on the community for volunteers to help support this year’s ceremony. Each volunteer plays a ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Planning on participating in this year’s Shinnyo Lantern Floating Ceremony? Submissions for online remembrances are now open. The public can submit online remembrances through April ...

HONOLULU (Island News) – Keeping its long-standing tradition, the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony is scheduled for tonight at Ala Moana Beach Park. Celebrating their 25th anniversary, this ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - For the first time since 2019, a Memorial Day tradition that usually draws thousands to the shores of Ala Moana Beach Park is set to return as an in-person event this year.

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Pueblo will light up with thousands of floating lanterns reflecting off the Riverwalk this weekend. On July 27 beginning at 6:30 p.m., attendees will have the opportunity to ...

NAWILIWILI — Based on the toro nagashi, or floating lanterns, the Timbers Kaua‘i Hokuala Resort launched its inaugural floating lanterns, Sunday in the lagoons fronting the Mailula Residences at the ...

On November 5, 2025, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, @at.haoz98 shared a video of a woman attempting to release her floating lantern during a festival. In the video, as she lets go of the lantern, it drifts ...