Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai’i 2019 Ceremony
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Thousands turned at Ala Moana for the annual Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii event that honors deceased loved ones. Held on Memorial Day, participants write messages on lanterns that are floated into the ocean.
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People set lanterns afloat and looked on at the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai'i 2019 Ceremony held at Ala Moana Regional Park on Memorial Day. Approximately 50,000 people gathered to light 7,000 lanterns in remembrance of loved ones.3/21
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Thousands of lanterns are set afloat during the 2019 Shinnyo-En Lantern Floating festival on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 50,000 people attended the event, which pays tribute to loved ones lost through the floating of candlelit lanterns.4/21
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A ritual and blessing is performed by Shinso Ito, head of Shinnyo-en, during the 2019 Shinnyo-En Lantern Floating festival on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 50,000 people attended the event, which pays tribute to loved ones lost through the floating of candlelit lanterns.5/21
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Kane with Halau Hula Kukalehuaika’ohu perform during the 2019 Shinnyo-En Lantern Floating festival on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 50,000 people attended the event, which pays tribute to loved ones lost through the floating of candlelit lanterns.6/21
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Clockwise, from left, Scott Morishige, Rev. Johanna Kelly, of Unity Church of Hawaii, Shinso Ito, head of Shinnyo-En, Capt. James Jenks, commander of the US Navy Region Hawaii, and Pam Witty-Oakland, director City and County Dept. of Community Services, light the Light of Harmony during the 2019 Shinnyo-En Lantern Floating festival on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 50,000 people attended the event, which pays tribute to loved ones lost through the floating of candlelit lanterns.7/21
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Thousands pack the beach during the 2019 Shinnyo-En Lantern Floating festival on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 50,000 people attended the event, which pays tribute to loved ones lost through the floating of candlelit lanterns.8/21
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Hawaiian musician Ledward Kaapana performs during the 2019 Shinnyo-En Lantern Floating festival on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 50,000 people attended the event, which pays tribute to loved ones lost through the floating of candlelit lanterns.9/21
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Floating lanterns are carried to the seaside during the 2019 Shinnyo-En Lantern Floating festival on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 50,000 people attended the event, which pays tribute to loved ones lost through the floating of candlelit lanterns.10/21
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Drummers with Shinnyo Taiko perform during the 2019 Shinnyo-En Lantern Floating festival on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 50,000 people attended the event, which pays tribute to loved ones lost through the floating of candlelit lanterns.11/21
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Drummers with Shinnyo Taiko perform during the 2019 Shinnyo-En Lantern Floating festival on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 50,000 people attended the event, which pays tribute to loved ones lost through the floating of candlelit lanterns.12/21
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Thousands of lanterns are set afloat as seen against the Kakaako skyline during the 2019 Shinnyo-En Lantern Floating festival on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 50,000 people attended the event, which pays tribute to loved ones lost through the floating of candlelit lanterns.13/21
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People float their lanterns during the 2019 Shinnyo-En Lantern Floating festival on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 50,000 people attended the event, which pays tribute to loved ones lost through the floating of candlelit lanterns.14/21
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People listen and watch as Shinso Ito, head of Shinnyo-en, speaks during the 2019 Shinnyo-En Lantern Floating festival on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 50,000 people attended the event, which pays tribute to loved ones lost through the floating of candlelit lanterns.15/21
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Brandy Tahauri set afloat a lantern in honor of her brother Hansen Apo with sisters Aloha Goldstein and Heide Jervis at the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai'i 2019 Ceremony held at Ala Moana Regional Park on Memorial Day. Approximately 50,000 people gathered to light 7,000 lanterns in remembrance of loved ones.16/21
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Makanalani Fermin, 7, and her sister, Mallory Grace, 2, held onto to their mother, Chrystal Fermin, at the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai'i 2019 Ceremony held at Ala Moana Regional Park on Memorial Day.17/21
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Thousands of lanterns are set afloat during the 2019 Shinnyo-En Lantern Floating festival on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 50,000 people attended the event, which pays tribute to loved ones lost through the floating of candlelit lanterns.18/21
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Shinso Ito, head of Shinnyo-En, delivers her closing remarks during the 2019 Shinnyo-En Lantern Floating festival on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 50,000 people attended the event, which pays tribute to loved ones lost through the floating of candlelit lanterns.19/21
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Nevaeh Natividad, 10, waited set a lantern afloat in honor of her grandfather at the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai'i 2019 Ceremony held at Ala Moana Regional Park on Memorial Day.20/21
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Flower petals are thrown during the 2019 Shinnyo-En Lantern Floating festival on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 50,000 people attended the event, which pays tribute to loved ones lost through the floating of candlelit lanterns.21/21
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Joyce Huang set a lantern afloat in honor of her ancestors and for world peace at the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai'i 2019 Ceremony held at Ala Moana Regional Park on Memorial Day. Approximately 50,000 people gathered to light 7,000 lanterns in remembrance of loved ones.
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