As the sun sinks into the Pacific, Ala Moana Beach Park falls quiet. Thousands gather along the shore, their lanterns glowing softly in the twilight, each light carrying a name, a prayer, or a memory. Slowly, the lanterns drift out across the water, their reflections multiplying until the ocean itself seems alive with flame. This is the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi – a ceremony of remembrance and hope that transforms Honolulu’s shoreline each Memorial Day into a sea of light, inviting locals and travellers to pause, reflect, and connect.