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Floating lantern ceremony draws 45,000

MENGSHIN LIN / SPECIAL TO STAR-ADVERTISER
                                Bobbie Palencia cried Monday at the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony at Ala Moana Regional Park before setting afloat a lantern in memory of her boyfriend, who died in 2022.
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MENGSHIN LIN / SPECIAL TO STAR-ADVERTISER

Bobbie Palencia cried Monday at the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony at Ala Moana Regional Park before setting afloat a lantern in memory of her boyfriend, who died in 2022.

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Mariel Kaulupali, above, looked out at thousands of lanterns after floating her own on Monday in memory of her husband’s grandfather during the Shinnyo lantern floating event at Ala Moana Regional Park.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Mariel Kaulupali, above, looked out at thousands of lanterns after floating her own on Monday in memory of her husband’s grandfather during the Shinnyo lantern floating event at Ala Moana Regional Park.

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Above, messages for loved ones adorn lanterns. The annual event made its first full-scale return since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Above, messages for loved ones adorn lanterns. The annual event made its first full-scale return since the COVID-19 pandemic.

MENGSHIN LIN / SPECIAL TO STAR-ADVERTISER
                                Drummers with Shinnyo Taiko performed during the ceremony.
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MENGSHIN LIN / SPECIAL TO STAR-ADVERTISER

Drummers with Shinnyo Taiko performed during the ceremony.

MENGSHIN LIN / SPECIAL TO STAR-ADVERTISER
                                Bobbie Palencia cried Monday at the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony at Ala Moana Regional Park before setting afloat a lantern in memory of her boyfriend, who died in 2022.
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Mariel Kaulupali, above, looked out at thousands of lanterns after floating her own on Monday in memory of her husband’s grandfather during the Shinnyo lantern floating event at Ala Moana Regional Park.
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Above, messages for loved ones adorn lanterns. The annual event made its first full-scale return since the COVID-19 pandemic.
MENGSHIN LIN / SPECIAL TO STAR-ADVERTISER
                                Drummers with Shinnyo Taiko performed during the ceremony.