Your Guide to the Perfect Memorial Day Weekend in Honolulu: May 25–31, 2023
Honor Memorial Day, sing along to a Whitney Houston musical, park for free in Kaimukī and watch a play about the folks you meet at Longs.
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How You Can Honor Loved Ones This Memorial Day
Participate in a lantern floating ceremony, sew a lei, attend the Mayor’s Memorial Day Ceremony or watch a parade in Waikīkī.
What’s Open and Closed in Honolulu for Memorial Day 2023
Your guide to which Honolulu City and County and state services will be available or suspended in observance of Memorial Day on May 29, 2023.
Reserve Your Lantern for the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai‘i Ceremony
The new online reservation system for the Memorial Day tradition launches Monday, May 15.
Things to Do on O‘ahu in May 2023
Eat your way through Poke Fest, admire the Shinnyo Lantern Floating ceremony, and find your jam at concerts and art events.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: “Honolulu Never Forgets Memorial Day”
A parade, speeches and performances by the Kamehameha Glee Club and the Kamehameha Girls’ Glee Club were featured at ceremonies held across town in 1915.
Your Weekend: The Best Memorial Day Activities For Families-May 21, 2020
Photo: Getty Images Memorial Day weekend could mean fewer barbecues this year—not because of the nation's meat shortage. Large gatherings and parties aren’t allowed, yet. Regardless, here are some ideas for the Memorial Day weekend. 1) Put the Kids To Bed Before Watching a…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-May 22, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii Travelling Bricks: An Exhibition Made of Lego Bricks More than 120 giant models made of millions of Lego bricks are up for viewing at Bishop Museum, as part of a traveling exhibit from May…
Photo Gallery: Lantern Floating Hawaii 2016
The 18th Annual Lantern Floating Hawaii brought together over 50,000 people at Ala Moana Beach on Memorial Day, joined by thousands around the world via live streaming and telecast to honor loved ones in a solemn ceremony of beauty and…
Top 5 things to do Memorial Day weekend
Memorial Day is the official start to summer fun in the sun! This long weekend you’re in for a bangin’ time at Art + Flea, an oceanside hukilau, fun and games at the fair, garlicky street eats and the quintessential…
Party pics: Bacardi Memorial Day Pool Party 2015
In what has become a Memorial Day tradition, the Bacardi Pool Party raged on the seventh-floor pool deck of the Hawaiian Monarch Hotel Monday afternoon, with Bacardi Limon, Kaimana bikinis, food, floaty toys, and all kinds of madness to be…
Pics: Lantern Floating Hawaii 2013
The 15th Annual Lantern Floating Hawaii was attended by tens of thousands of people from around the world, gathered at Magic Island Monday evening to reflect and remember their lost loved ones on Memorial Day. Presented by the Nā Lei…
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