Blazing Saddles Hawai‘i provides a fun and friendly country-western social dance environment for Hawaiʻi's diverse community. Join them for line dancing, two-step, waltzes, swing, and more, at the Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse Ballroom. Beginners are always welcome and the Blazing Saddles ʻohana offers free lessons. For more information, click here.

Kona Prideʻs 2024 Pride celebrations will take place September 20-22 in Kailua-Kona on Hawaiʻi Island. Theyʻre hosted by Kona Pride, Inc. a non-profit organization serving to enhance the visibility of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and allied community through year-round events to promote LGBTQ awareness, equality, and support. Learn more about Kona Pride, … Continue reading Kona Pride

Hawaiʻi Islandʻs Hale Kū Ānuenue is a community of care for māhū and LGBTQIA2S+ people, and they host monthly support groups for youth at their space in Hilo. The organizationʻs mission: "We create and sustain space for and with māhū and queer people from keiki to kūpuna, their families and caregivers. We build a community … Continue reading Hale Kū Ānuenue Support Groups

The 35th Annual Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival free online shorts program--Small Packages | Big Stories-- continues through September 27. Featuring works in diverse genres by filmmakers like Jeanette L. Buck (US), Ayumi Kurokawa (Japan), JP Habac (Philippines) and Han Jeong-Gil (Korea), among many others, Small Packages – Big Stories will also offer a few very … Continue reading Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival

Join Gay for Good for their September Service Project at the Aloha Animal Sanctuary. Volunteers will help with tasks like egg collection, pulling weeds, moving mulch, and general farm clean up. You will likely get dirty. Only 12 slots are available for this gathering. Register here. Gay For Good: Get Involved. Meet New Friends. Make … Continue reading Gay For Good Oʻahu at Aloha Animal Sanctuary

Join Oʻahu Queer Hiking & Adventures for a night at the theatre with Moses Goodsʻ Lovely Lee, a coming of age story at Kumu Kahua Theatre. The play is set in 1970s Hawaiʻi amid the cultural renaissance in the Islands and the sexual liberation movement booming throughout the nation. A time of reclamation, discovery and … Continue reading Oʻahu Queer Hiking & Adventures: Lovely Lee at Kumu Kahua

The Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission works to improve the State's interface with members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus community; identify the short- and long range needs of its members; and ensure that there is an effective means of researching, planning, and advocating for the equity of this population in all aspects of … Continue reading Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission Public Meeting

Help spread the word about the Yes On 1 campaign regarding the constitutional amendment that will be on the ballot on this election day. A "YES" vote on Constitutional Amendment Question #1 will remove discriminatory language in our State Constitution that gives the Legislature the authority to reserve marriage for opposite-sex couples.​ Under state law, blank … Continue reading YES ON 1 Volunteer Opportunities

UH Mānoa's Conflict and Peace Specialist José Barzola is facilitating a series of Community Dialogues--facilitated sessions where you can engage with peers from diverse backgrounds focusing on developing peacebuilding skills. The sessions will continue through November 20 in-person from 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM at the Academic Resource Center, Room 114 (Green Room), Agricultural Engineering … Continue reading Through November 20: Peacebuilding Community Dialogues

Join Gay For Good Oʻahu and Sleep in Heavenly Peace for a cleanup project at their warehouse. Volunteer for outside work adjacent to their warehouse: cut grass, rake up the cuttings, cut the shrubbery, and do some light carpentry work to maintain and improve the warehouse. Sign up to volunteer here. "Sleep in Heavenly Peace’s … Continue reading G4G Oahu at Sleep In Heavenly Peace