Lantern Floating ... May 29,
2017
A Memorial Day tradition in Waikiki is
the annual lantern floating.
It is held at Ala Moana Beach, which is just down the
street from the hotel we were staying at.
According to news reports, there were 50,000 people
there.
They start the evening with some
speeches and entertainment. Then anyone who
purchased a lantern takes it to the shore, lights it and
floats it. These lanterns are like a small wooden
raft with a paper wall on it and a candle inside.
There were hundreds, if not thousands of lanterns
floating in the bay. We were warned that some of
the undesirable locals prey on the tourists so we did
not take our good camera. These pictures were
taken with a cell phone.
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