While the sixth annual service at Central Union Church known as “Blue Christmas,” or, “The Longest Night,” held on the winter solstice, was canceled this year due to COVID-19 concerns, some 112 homeless individuals who died here this year were remembered with a blue illumination of Honolulu Hale on Monday.

The church service, which has honored people in America who pass away each year without housing, serves as a poignant opportunity for reflection during the holiday season for those who have lost a family member who was homeless. Since the first service, according to city figures, about 475 people considered homeless have died on Oahu.