Hawai‘i’s visitor count has come roaring back much quicker than experts predicted from the nearly empty days during the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The resurgence of visitors has raised concerns from the community to limit the number of tourists. Join PBS Hawaii for KĀKOU: Hawaiʻi's Town Hall for a discussion about the possible … Continue reading How Much Tourism Is Too Much, and Who Decides?

Gay Island Guide's newest LGBTQ+ monthly events in West Oahu are the Splash Inn Pool Parties at the Residence Inn by Marriott in Kapolei every 4th Saturday of the month. Continuing the fun, the Beach Please Party will be held Saturday, August 28th from 12pm to 4pm with International Women’s Championship Surfer DJ Keala Kennelly, … Continue reading Beach Please Party Fundraiser for Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii

Black August is committed to the sovereignty and resilience of Black people around the world. Started by Black activists in the late 1970s to commemorate fallen political prisoners and to educate the community about conditions in US prisons, Black August is a month-long observance organized around building community, healing, renewing connections to the land, strategizing, … Continue reading Through August: Pōpolo Project Black August Events

To all our Seattle 'ohana, join us at queer/bar for an Endless Summer Luau Drag Brunch on Sunday, August 29 and you could win a trip for two to Honolulu! Presented by Gay Island Guide and Honolulu Pride, it's part of a series of "on the road" events across America to meet fellow LGBTQ+ community … Continue reading Endless Summer Luau Drag Brunch at queer/bar Seattle

 Hawaiʿi Health and Harm Reduction Center is excited to announce the premiere of its new documentary #EndOverdose HI: Harm Reduction in the Pacific. This documentary examines the innovative therapeutic model used by HHHRC known as harm reduction and explores the history and future of overdose prevention in Hawaiʿi. Ms. Brook Lee is the host for this exploration … Continue reading #EndOverdoseHI: Harm Reduction in the Pacific

Hawaii Women In Filmmaking is joining the DocuClub family with their partners International Documentary Association (IDA), Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV), and Film Independent! #DocuClub is a work-in-progress screening series for documentary filmmakers to share their rough cut in an intimate setting with both fellow creators and the general audience. Program alumni include Minding the Gap, Belly of the Beast, and Stray. Read … Continue reading Now accepting submissions: DocuClub

Request an invitation from the Maui AIDS Foundation for an upcoming live community event and you'll be the first to know the details. Click here and help support the MAF mission to promote the sexual health and well-being of the members of our community. For more information, visit the MAF website.

Are you a pre-accelerator, socially impactful venture looking to take it to the next level? If this sounds like you, check out SIIP, a free 5-month cohort based incubator that provides community building, networking opportunities, capacity building in finance, marketing, law, and access to $8,000 in potential funding. Both for-profit and nonprofit projects can qualify. … Continue reading Applications open: Social Impact Incubator Program (SIIP)

Honolulu Pride is a sponsor of Gay Island Guide On The Road and they're heading to Piranha Nightclub in Las Vegas! Join Gay Island Guide at a top Vegas LGBT nightclub near the strip as they present some of Hawaii’s best performers including: Princess, Caramel Flava, Jada Slayy, Water Melone and Guest Gogo Dancers Shane, … Continue reading Gay Island Guide is “On the Road”: Las Vegas

CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers, in partnership with Justice Work at The Vaid Group is helping to share an important new survey and study to lift up and define the realities of LGBTQ+ womxn who partner with or center their lives around womxn. This study invites people who have identified as women at any … Continue reading National LGBTQ+ Women’s Community Survey