10 a.m., Hanapepe, Memorial Day observance, Kaua'i Veterans of Foreign Wars and Kaua'i Veterans Council, Veterans Cemetery.

Tomorrow

8:30 a.m., the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, Reps. Neil Abercrombie and Ed Case, and Rear Adm. William Van Meter Alford Jr., chief of staff of U.S. Pacific Command, will join Mayor Mufi Hannemann in a wreath-laying at the cemetery's Dedicatory Stone.

9:20 a.m., jet fly-over and cannon booms are expected over Punchbowl.

(Note: Every 15 minutes from 7:15 a.m. to 8 a.m., roundtrip shuttle buses will depart for Punchbowl from the Alapa'i Express Bus Terminal, South King and Alapa'i Streets. The shuttles charge regular bus fees of $2 per adult, $1 for youth grades 1 thru 12. Parking is free at the Civic Center Parking lot across the street.)

9 a.m., Hawaiian Beach Boys ceremony to honor those who lay at rest in the ocean. After viewing photographs of loved ones displayed on a vintage surfboard in the Hawaiian Beach Boys tent, guests will move at 10:30 a.m. to the Duke Kahanamoku statue for pule (prayer) and mele (song). At 11 a.m., they will paddle out beyond the Canoes surf spot with flowers and lei.

9 a.m., Atkinson entrance to Ala Moana Beach Park, U.S. VETS-Hawaii will begin an outreach for homeless veterans. Until about 2 p.m., staffers and AmeriCorps members will hand out clothing and information about services provided by U.S. VETS. A barbecue lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

11 a.m., Parche Memorial at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, ceremony to honor submariners. Rear Adm. Jeffrey Cassias, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet's Submarine Force, will speak.

11:30 a.m., Schofield Barracks Cemetery, wreath laying. Col. Howard J. Killian, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Hawai'i and Command Sgt. Maj. Bruce D. Roberts, also of U.S. Army Garrison Hawai'i, will be joined by Don Cook, representing the Military Order of the Purple Heart. The ceremony is to honor fallen comrades, and the public is invited to attend.

1 p.m., Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery in Kane'ohe, the governor's annual Memorial Day ceremony. Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona will lead a wreath-laying ceremony at Memorial Plaza Monument. That ceremony will include cannons and a fly-over, as well as the release of white doves over the cemetery.

Those who park in the cemetery are asked to deactivate their car alarms to avoid having them set off during the 21-gun salute.

6:30 p.m., Magic Island in Ala Moana Beach Park, Na Lei Aloha's annual lantern floating ceremony. Pre-event entertainment begins at 4 p.m. The time-honored Buddhist tradition of toro nagashi, or "lantern offerings on the water" is practiced throughout Japan to express respect for ancestors and to comfort the spirits of the deceased.

Here are some Memorial Day observances on the Neighbor Islands.

11 a.m., Kona on the Big Island, a memorial service sponsored by the American Legion Post 20 and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 7, West Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery.

9:45 a.m., Hilo, memorial service, East Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 1. Sponsored by the Big Island veterans community.