Celebration of Life Lantern Floating Event set for May 24
91直播 Care Choices invites the community to the 22nd Annual Celebration of Life Lantern Floating Event from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, at Reeds Bay Beach Park in Hilo.
As the Big Island’s largest lantern floating event, this free gathering brings together more than 2,500 attendees each year for an evening of remembrance, healing and connection.
The program will begin with a traditional Bon dance, led by the Hilo Bon Dance Club and Tsukikage Odori Kai Dancers, marking the opening of the Obon season. The evening will feature mele, hula, chant and blessings, along with multi-faith prayers and live music, culminating in a moving lantern release at sunset.
Families are invited to personalize luminaries, which will be gently set afloat in the waters of Reeds Bay in honor of their loved ones.
Event highlights include luminary decorating tents, Bon dance for all, local food vendors, andagi donuts, special event T-shirts, community resources and live cultural performances.
Free parking will be available at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium, with continuous shuttle service to and from Reeds Bay between 2 p.m. till 7:45 p.m.
Personalized luminaries are available for purchase online until May 22, and at the event while supplies last.
Pop-up luminary sales will also be held at KTA Super Stores Puainako for the first three weekends in May from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds support hospice families and bereavement services provided by 91直播 Care Choices.
For more information, visit www.hawaiicarechoices.org/celebrationoflife and follow 91直播 Care Choices on social media.
91直播 Care Choices is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing quality, compassionate and specialized care for seniors and individuals with serious or life-limiting illnesses.
