Beautiful rose blossoms.  Don’t you love it?

We made our grave site delivery to Diamond Head Cemetary on Memorial Day and boy, what a sight.  Graves were doted with flowers and flags.  I would say the graves are almost as decorated with flowers as much to during Easter or Chinese Ching Ming.

For a Chinese funeral, it is best to send a wreath or flower arrangement of white and yellow chrysanthemum. For a more traditional Chinese funeral, thorny flowers such as roses should be avoided. And when the deceased  are more than 80 years old, brigher flowers are appropripriate.  Ribbon banner naming the senders and their relationship to the deceased are often draped across the arrangement. Usually the banner is written in Chinese, so ask ahead if the florist can provide Chinese calligraphy service.

Often time the obituary notice may say “No Flowers” This is more often just a directive to the general public. Extra flowers from the general public may require extra transportation expense to move the flowers after the ceremony. Closed families and friends are often okay to send flowers but just check with the family to make sure.

We often deliver funeral and cemetery sympathy flower to the following funeral homes

Borthwick Mortuary 1330 Maunakea St (808) 522-5200
Diamond Head Mortuary 535 18th Ave (808) 735-2872
Mililani Downtown Mortuary 20 S Kukui St (808) 538-6207
Hosoi Garden Mortuary 30 N Kukui St (808) 538-3877
Kukui Mortuary 2233 Nuuanu Ave (808) 537-5548
Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary 2233 Nuuanu Ave (808) 537-5255
Ultimate Cremation Svc-Hawaii 2162 Nuuanu Ave (808) 528-3441
Williams Funeral Service 931 Hausten St (808) 949-0022

sympathy baskets and funeral flower easels