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VIDEO: North Hawaii Hospice Lantern Floating Ceremony
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by Big Island Video News
on Aug 27, 2017 at 11:44 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

KOHALA COAST - The annual ceremony was again held at the Fairmont Orchid to honor and remember loved ones who have passed.

(BIVN) – Music, hula, Taiko drummers, chanting and prayers were shared during the annual North Hawaii Hospice lantern floating ceremony held at the Fairmont Orchid along the Kohala Coast.

Illuminated lanterns were release into Pauoa Bay at sunset during the ceremony honoring and remembering loved ones who have passed.

Admission was free, and participants could inscribe messages and decorate the lanterns before setting them adrift.


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