Mimosas & Marys is a monthly, Sunday Funday, Daytime Drag and Variety Show at Hula's Bar & Lei Stand starring the multitalented, singing drag queen and comedienne Candi Shell. On June 4 Mimosas & Mary's will present a Honolulu AIDS Walk special show and Hula's will match any donations.  Candy Shell has among her comedy … Continue reading Mimosas & Marys

The Gay Agenda Collective is a queer, kānaka maoli, woman-run-and-owned wedding and event business on the island of ʻOahu. Theyʻve just released a new set of ʻŌlelo Postcards and a portion of sales will benefit the Hawai'i LGBT Legacy Foundation.  Each card has a Hawaiian language phrase on the front and an English translation on the … Continue reading ‘Ōlelo Postcards to benefit Honolulu Pride

Pacific Islanders in Communications in partnership with PBS Hawai'i, proudly present a special Pride Month event, highlighting The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu, from Season 11 of Pacific Heartbeat. Featuring a Live Conversation With: HINALEIMOANA WONG-KALE - Native Hawaiian teacher, cultural practitioner and filmmaker who uses digital media to protect and perpetuate indigenous languages and traditions. DEAN … Continue reading PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu

Do you know someone you'd like to talk with about their experience in or with the military? Would you like to help preserve their story? This June, Hawai‘i Public Radio is partnering with StoryCorps to gather two-person conversations as part of StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative. Whether it's stories of service... stories of being marginalized... or stories … Continue reading June 8 – 17: HPR / StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative

According to a 2021 survey from NGLCC Corporate Partner PWC, only 34% of small business owners have succession plans. To protect the future of LGBTQ+ bars and restaurants and other LGBTQ+-owned businesses, Absolut is partnering with NGLCC to make succession planning training more accessible to LGBTQ+ business owners. These succession trainings, hosted by NGLCC subject matter experts, will … Continue reading Out & Open

The Reel Camp is a one-week long filmmaking program where participants, working with real equipment, write, direct, edit, and produce a short film on social justice issues. The Reel Camp for Girls is a brave, safe and creative space and time where girls (cis/trans), femmes, non-binary, gender-fluid and gender-queer youth and any other youth outside … Continue reading Registration Open: LGTBQIA+ Justice Reel Camp

The Hawaii Gay Flag Football League has kicked off their 2022 Season! Games are played Saturdays in Kapiolani Park beginning at 9am, and everyone is welcome! In their 10th year HIGFFL continues to foster an environment where LGBTQ+ people can learn about and participate in a competitive and friendly team sport environment; be both competitive … Continue reading Hawaii Gay Flag Football League 2022 Season

Politics and Opinion Editor Chad Blair sits down with Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, also known as Kumu Hina, to talk about the new Bishop Museum exhibition “The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu,” her activism with transgender rights and Native Hawaiian issues, and to catch up with what else she has been involved in. This Civil Beat IDEAS Live virtual discussion will be held on … Continue reading Civil Beat Ideas Live: Kumu Hina

Lōkahi means unity, oneness, and harmony, and reflects the Hawaiʻi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence 2022 conference goal of bringing service providers together with the objectives of centering survivors in our work and building health and solidarity in our movement. This conference is primarily intended for Hawaiʻi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (HSCADV) member programs … Continue reading Lōkahi: United in Purpose | The 2022 HSCADV Conference

Submissions are open for the 42nd Annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival. HIFF encourages filmmakers to submit works from any genre, and is especially interested in feature films, documentaries, short films, series, Hawai‘i-themed films, and films by indigenous Pacific filmmakers. • Late Deadline – July 15 • Student Showcase (K-12) Deadline – Sept 19 • DKII … Continue reading Accepting submissions: 42nd Annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival