Moment of remembrance and graveside events to mark Memorial Day

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Lawson affixes an American flag onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea.

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Flags will fly at half-staff Monday in observance of Memorial Day from dawn until noon at the state Capitol and all state offices and agencies. Americans are asked to observe the National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. local time.

Several events are planned:

>> The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl is hosting Memorial Day events today and Monday. The Boy Scouts of America’s “Good Turn” ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. today with lei and flags placed at every gravesite. A candlelight ceremony at 5 p.m., sponsored by the Oahu Veterans Council, will honor Vietnam Veterans interred at the cemetery and elsewhere.

On Monday, the 70th annual Mayor’s Memorial Day Ceremony will start at 8:30 a.m. Adm. John M. Richardson, chief of naval operations, will offer remarks in a program that includes an aircraft flyover, the Royal Hawaiian Band, Sounds of Aloha chorus and presentation of wreaths.

Due to increased visitation over the Memorial Day weekend, tour vehicles are prohibited through 8 a.m. Tuesday. Parking will be extremely limited; the public is encouraged to use TheBus service and free parking at the Fasi Municipal Parking Lot on Beretania Street. TheBus routes will run from 7 to 8 a.m. from the Alapai Station to Punchbowl. Overflow parking will be available at Lincoln Elementary School and Stevenson Middle School. Handi-Van reserved rides and taxis will be allowed to drive into the cemetery for drop-offs. The ride-share service Uber is offering a $15 discount on rides to and from Punchbowl Monday.

>> A ceremony honoring the nation’s war dead and the 10,000 Hawaii volunteers who served in World War I will start at 10 a.m. today at the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium. Speakers include U.S. Rep. Ed Case.

>> The Army will hold a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at the Post Cemetery at 10 a.m. Monday. Col. Tom Barrett, commander, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii, will be the speaker for this event, which is open to the public. Representatives from the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Gold Star Families also will participate, placing wreaths to honor fallen comrades.

Visitors who do not possess a military ID should enter through Lyman Gate on Kunia Road. All vehicle occupants 16 years of age and older must present a valid state or government photo ID, and the driver must provide a current driver’s license, vehicle registration, proof of insurance and safety check.

>> The Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii event will start at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Ala Moana Beach Park. Free parking will be available from 7 a.m. at the Hawai‘i Convention Center, with free shuttle and Handi-Van service from 3 to 5:30 p.m. to the ceremony and back to the convention center afterward through 9 p.m.

Bikeshare Hawaii will provide valet service for Biki bikes at Biki Stop No. 244 at the Atkinson Drive and Ala Moana Boulevard intersection from 2 to 10 p.m. Riders must be at least 16 years old. For more info, visit gobiki.org.