Photo Gallery 
Here's a sampling of recent photos taken by Advertiser photographers. Click the image for a full view.
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A toro-nagashi ceremony that sent 1,000 lanterns floating out to sea at Ala Moana park was broadcast live to Japan and elsewhere. Island canoe clubs transported the lanterns out, and people on shore, including 4,000 visitors from Japan, offered prayers for war dead and loved ones. Members of the sect around the world viewed the event on television through satellite links.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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A flotilla of lanterns glows in the water at Ala Moana Regional Park during the 4th annual toro-nagashi ceremony. Hundreds of lanterns were set adrift into the sunset in the ceremony meant to guide the souls of the dead to spiritual comfort.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Kristi Uyetake, left, and several hundred volunteers get ready to launch the floating lanterns.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Joe and Cheryl Hosea were among about 1,500 people who flocked to Punchbowl for a Memorial Day ceremony. The event included the raising of state flags and music by the Royal Hawaiian Band.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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War veterans Thomas Tanaka, left, Roy Sugiyama, center, Leonard Kling, right, and James Ward, top center, saluted during the playing of taps at the 18th annual Sunset Memorial Service. Gov. Ben Cayetano delivered a memorial address at the service, which was at the Armed Forces Eternal Flame mauka of the Capitol. See story.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Kerianne Tsukiyama, friend of Chad Tanabe, lays flowers and lei on his grave at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery as Lance Kawada looks on. Tanabe, a Kalani High graduate, was killed in a motorcycle accident last August. See story.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Egrets keep a cemetery groundskeeper company as he cuts the grass at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery in Kane'ohe.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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With a full moon above, a thrill ride gets 50th State Fair visitors into the swing of the event, which continues through June 16 at Aloha Stadium.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
