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This year’s Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii is an interactive experience

By George F. Lee

May 30, 2022

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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 video display of waves breaking on the beach.
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Susan Shymkus, left, Briana Shymkus, Keith Strasser, Maria Rejowski, and Andrew Rejowski set lanterns adrift to honor members of their extended family at this year's Shinnyo-En Floating Lantern ceremony in Moiliili, Friday, May 27.
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This year's Shinnyo-En Floating Lantern Ceremony is an interactive and virtual experience created by artist Hideaki Tsutsui which also included LED display video of waves breaking on the beach, Friday, May 27.
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This year's Shinnyo-En Floating Lantern Ceremony is an interactive and virtual experience created by artist Hideaki Tsutsui which also included bridges, lights, coral, sand and LED display video of waves breaking on the beach, Friday, May 27.
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Visitor Susan Shymkus wrote her messages to departed relatives on the family's lantern at this years Shinnyo-En Floating Lantern Ceremony. This year's event is an interactive and virtual experience created by artist Hideaki Tsutsui which also included LED display video of waves breaking on the beach, Friday, May 27.
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Natalie Dam set her lantern adrift to honor late relatives at this years Shinnyo-En Floating Lantern Ceremony. This year's event is an interactive and virtual experience created by artist Hideaki Tsutsui which also included LED display video of waves breaking on the beach, Friday, May 27.
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Sophia Dam, 7, left, and her brother William, 5 set their lantern adrift at this year's Shinnyo-En Floating Lantern Ceremony. This year's event is an interactive and virtual experience created by artist Hideaki Tsutsui which also included LED display video of waves breaking on the beach, Friday, May 27.
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Jeannie Lee, left, and Mariam Andrade photograph their lanterns at this year's Shinnyo-En Floating Lantern Ceremony. This year's event is an interactive and virtual experience created by artist Hideaki Tsutsui which also included LED display video of waves breaking on the beach, Friday, May 27.

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