Candles and flowers sit on the rock wall on Alii Drive Friday evening at St. Michael the Archangel Church for Prevent Suicide West Hawaii Task Force’s candlelight vigil, which was in conjunction with National Suicide Awareness Week. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Nancy Sallee, Orchid Island Psychotherapy marriage therapist, reads words of comfort Friday evening at St Michael the Archangel Church on Alii Drive for Prevent Suicide West Hawaii Task Force’s candlelight vigil, which was in conjunction with National Suicide Awareness Week. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
People whose life has been changed by the suicide of a loved one gather Friday evening at St. Michael the Archangel Church on Alii Drive for Prevent Suicide West Hawaii Task Force’s candlelight vigil, which was in conjunction with National Suicide Awareness Week. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Ann Cassidy shares a heart-wrenching story of her niece’s suicide at age 21 Friday evening at St. Michael the Archangel Church on Alii Drive for Prevent Suicide West Hawaii Task Force’s candlelight vigil, which was in conjunction with National Suicide Awareness Week. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
A person who lost a loved one to suicide floats a candle Friday evening at St. Michael the Archangel Church on Alii Drive for Prevent Suicide West Hawaii Task Force’s candlelight vigil, which was in conjunction with National Suicide Awareness Week. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
People who have lost loved ones to suicide gathered for a candlelight vigil in their honor Friday evening at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Kailua-Kona.
The all-volunteer, 15-member Prevent Suicide West Hawaii Task Force organized the free event, which was in conjunction with National Suicide Awareness Week. The goal was to help attendees cope with their loss and receive support from others with similar experiences, as well as spread a message of prevention to the community.
