The annual Shinnyo Lantern Floating ceremony at Ala Moana Beach will take place Memorial Day, with about 6,000 lanterns expected to be released at sunset. The event helps families like the Wessels, who lost their son Army Spc. Kevin Wessel from Maui in Iraq, find healing through remembrance.
- The Memorial Day Shinnyo Lantern Floating ceremony will be held Monday, May 25 at Ala Moana Beach.
- Organizers expect approximately 6,000 lanterns carrying messages to loved ones to be released at sunset.
- Army Spc. Kevin Wessel of Maui, killed by a car bomb in Baghdad over 20 years ago, will be among those remembered.
- The Wessel family has found healing through the annual ceremony, using it as a way to connect with their fallen son.
- Each lantern carries personal messages, stories and memories intended for deceased loved ones.
Source: Hawaii News Now
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