"I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea....I think it's because we all came from the sea......and it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean.  And therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, and in our tears.  We are tied to the ocean, and when we go back to the sea - we are going back to whence we came."      President John F. Kennedy

Aloha from Hawaii and thank you for looking us up.  Whether you are planning ahead or have dealt with a loved one's death recently, you'll find our website helpful in taking the next step.  Burial at sea has been an accepted funerary rite for thousands of years.  The ancient Egyptians were known to send their dead off to sea floating in some type of watercraft, but perhaps the most familiar culture associated with burials at sea are the Vikings.

The trend of families selecting cremation for their loved ones started around the Stone Age ~ 3000 BC in parts of Europe and the Near East (History of Cremation) and has grown rapidly in our society the past 100 years.  Many factors have caused this growth including the much lower cost, our evolving beliefs, honoring the deceased's wishes, nautical backgrounds and experiences, conservation of land space and the fact that people are dying older and they look at a cremation as a simpler alternative to in-ground burials.  Hawaii leads the Nation in the rate of cremation (60% in 2000)

Many families selecting this path realize that there are decisions to be made for which they are not prepared.  One of those decisions is what will be done with ashes after the service & cremation has taken place.  Thousands of families in Hawaii and around the world have relied on Tradewind Charters, Inc. for the past 25 years for all their Hawaii Burial at Sea needs.  So why choose a service at sea?  Could it be because of the peace and serenity so many associate with water?  An ash scattering service at sea is perfect for people who love the water.

We accept ashes for scattering from throughout the United States & abroad.  Sea Burial charter services (ash scatterings) may be attended or you may choose to have us respectfully scatter the ashes in the Pacific Ocean off the Oahu, Hawaii coastline in your absence.  We also offer aerial ash scatterings from our Honolulu, Hawaii based seaplane. 

All of our memorial services include a Beautiful Memorial Certificate noting the exact latitude/longitude coordinates & time of dispersal emailed to you.  We also offer a Deluxe Memorial Certificate with photo & epitaph you have supplied that we will mail to you.

Our friendly staff can also take care of any optional needs from ministers, music, flowers & limousines to lunch, dinner & beverage service aboard your vessel.  Count on us for a stress-free, beautiful setting to pay your last respects to a loved one.

Seeing death as the end of life is like seeing the horizon as the end of the ocean"  David Searls

Tradewind Charters, Inc.
796 Kalanipu'u Street
Honolulu, Hawaii  96825

1-800-829-4899

Email:  captken@hawaii.rr.com            Web:  www.HawaiiAshScatterings.com

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