Despite COVID-19, community honors fallen, enjoys Memorial Day

Marshall Tohara places a yellow-and-white plumeria lei carefully around the plaque for his father, James Jinho Tohara, TEC 5 U.S. Army, World War II, on Memorial Day at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

Dozens of people made their way to the final resting place of veterans overlooking the grand Pacific Ocean at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery on Memorial Day to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

Dozens of people made their way to the final resting place of veterans overlooking the grand Pacific Ocean at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery on Memorial Day to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

Flags, lei and other mementos are placed on burial plaques at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery on Monday. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

A family visits loved ones on Memorial Day at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

A flag flies on Memorial Day at Kua Bay. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

Four-year-old Isiaa and mom, Jordan, build an epic sand castle on Memorial Day at Kua Bay. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

Dozens of people made it to Kua Bay for Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

Scores of people made it to Kua Bay for Memorial Day, and though the beach was pretty packed, people appeared to be social distancing and keeping, for the most part, to their own family units. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

Scores of people made it to Kua Bay for Memorial Day, and though the beach was pretty packed, people appeared to be social distancing and keeping, for the most part, to their own family units. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)