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Floating Lanterns Festival

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Floating Lanterns Festival

When is Floating Lanterns Festival?

Every last Monday of May.

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What is Floating Lanterns Festival?

Honolulu's Floating Lanterns Festival takes place annually on Memorial Day at Moana Beach Park, drawing thousands of people to release floating lanterns onto the water. Each lantern carries a handwritten message honoring a loved one who has passed, creating a luminous, deeply moving ceremony against the Hawaiian sunset. The festival blends Japanese hanauma tradition with Pacific Island ceremony, offering a quiet space for remembrance amid one of America's most beautiful settings.

How to celebrate

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  • #HonoluluFloatingLanterns
  • #MemorialDay
  • #LanternFloatingHawaii

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