lantern, carried, onto, stage, during, ninth, annual, floating, hawaii, event, ala, moana, beach, park, has, its, origins, in, japan, where, lanterns, are, to, show, respect, ancestors, help, ferry, spirits, from, sea, delusion, suffering, shore, salvation, crowd, watches, as, participants, carry, enscribed, with, special, blessings, water, estimated, people, were, about, glowing, representing, dead, floated, ocean, gathering, darkness, high, priestess, keishu-sama, prayed, before, she, blessed, that, set, afloat, was, televised, keiki, h, lau, hula, olana, danced, hawaiian, singer, natalie, ai, kamauu, her, band, performed, behind, them, watch, float, away, later, they, collected, offshore, recycled, use, again, next, year