Honolulu Pride

2022 Honolulu Pride
Saturday, October 15

ROOTED IN PRIDE is the theme for 2022 Honolulu Pride, our first in-person celebrations since 2019. Join us for community programs throughout Honolulu Pride Month in October, and for our main event, the Honolulu Pride Parade and Festival on Saturday, October 15.

Honolulu Pride takes place in October to coincide with LGBT History Month, National Coming Out Day, and Spirit Day. Read our announcement here.

Registration for the 2022 Honolulu Pride Parade and Festival is now open! We welcome non-profits, businesses large and small, government agencies, faith organizations, professional associations, community groups, student groups and, well, everyone!

Click here to register for the Parade and here to have a booth at the Festival. Stay tuned for more information and be sure to get updates by subscribing to our newsletter.

Scheduled Honolulu Pride Month events, hosted by the Hawaiʻi LGBT Legacy Foundation include:

October 1

KAPAEMAHU CEREMONY

Honoring ancestors and culture at the healer stones in Waikīkī.

October 2 – 15

RAINBOWS OVER WAIKĪKĪ

Presented by Hawaiian Airlines

Pride Rainbow Banners go on view along Ala Moana Blvd. and Kalākaua Ave.

October 15

HONOLULU PRIDE PARADE & FESTIVAL

Hawai’i’s largest and most colorful Parade and LGBTQ+ Festival celebrating diversity and inclusion.

Scheduled events hosted by our partners and other community groups include:

October 1 – 16

THE HEALER STONES OF KAPAEMAHU / BISHOP MUSEUM

The long-hidden history of Waikiki’s mysterious stones and the legendary mahu healing spirits within them.

October 6 – 9

GAY BOWL XXII

Players and fans from across the US and Canada gather in Honolulu for the first games of the 2022 tournament, hosted by the Hawai’i Gay Flag Football League.

October 8

ALOHA MAUI PRIDE

Promoting acceptance, integration, diversity, connection, and celebration.

October 8

PRIDE RUN/WALK 5K

The Honolulu FrontRunners/FrontWalkersʻ annual 5K.

October 8
UNIVERSAL SHOW QUEEN PAGEANT
“The Ultimate in Boy Beautiful”

October 11

COMING OUT DAY RESOURCE FAIR

UH Mānoa LGBTQ+ Center

October 13-23

HONOLULU RAINBOW FILM FESTIVAL

Celebrating its 33rd year, HRFF is a bridge between Hawai’i and the Pacific, Asia, and the USA.

October 16

LEI AFTER-PRIDE POOL PARTY

The annual pool party hosted by LEI for the LGBTQ Traveler.

October 20

SPIRIT DAY

Supporting LGBT youth and speaking out against bullying.

October 22

IMPERIAL SOVEREIGN COURT OF HAWAIʻI CORONATION XLI

Presented by the Hawaiʻi Chapter of the international organization founded in 1966.

October 26

INTERSEX AWARENESS DAY

An international awareness day highlighting human rights issues faced by intersex people.

October 29-30

ALOHA RAINBOW CLASSIC

Hawaiʻiʻs annual LGBTQIA+ softball tournament played at the Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park.

Stay tuned for more information and be sure to get updates by subscribing to our newsletter.

And if you’d like to make a donation to support Honolulu Pride and our other projects including Rainbow Town Halls, the LGBTQ+ Center Honolulu, and our Student Grant Fund, just click here. MAHALO.

For more information, please contact a member of the Honolulu Pride team:

Honolulu Pride Chairperson: Randy Soriano
HonoluluPride@hawaiilgbtlegacy.com

Honolulu Pride Parade
Francine Beppu and Andrew Ogata

Honolulu Pride Festival: Will Coleman
HNLprideFestival@hawaiilgbtlegacy.com

Media Inquiries
Chad Yamamoto and Francine Beppu

Sponsorships
Sponsorships@hawaiilgbtlegacy.com
Sandy Livingston / Francine Beppu / Nathan Leo

Marketing and Public Relations
Chad Yamamoto and Jeffrey Eslinger

Kapaemahu Ceremony & Rainbow Town Hall Series
Ian Tapu

Community Partnerships
Ian Tapu and Sami Akuna and Tatiana Kalani’ōpua

Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer@hawaiilgbtlegacy.com

Website & Social Media
Nathan Leo

Merchandising
Andrew Ogata and Randy Soriano

From the Archive: 2021 Honolulu Pride: Shaka And Shine

Click above to watch our special 30-minute program hosted by Cocoa Chandelier and Ākea Kahikina. Featuring entertainers, influencers, and trailblazers from Hawai’i’s LGBTQIA+ community.

With the Party Monsters Haus, Maddalynn Sesepasara and Shalani Dante, and Jim Corry and Evans Siskel. Take a look and move your mind, body and soul, and keep the LGBTQIA+ aloha growing and flowing.

Support Hawai’i’s LGBTQ+ community.

The Hawai’i LGBT Legacy Foundation produces Honolulu Pride, hosts the LGBTQ+ Center Honolulu and creates educational programs that inform and empower Hawai’i’s LGBTQIA+ community. We also provide financial and in-kind support to organizations addressing social, health and economic inequalities in our communities. You can help us continue our work by making a contribution today; just select one of the options above. Thank you!