From the Pōpolo Project: "At the end of Black History Month, we return to celebrate future-forward folks whose work here in Hawai’i highlights the beauty and creativity of our Black community. Together, we honor a group of dynamic individuals who are invested in preparing a just and healthy world for those yet to come, rooted … Continue reading Cosmic Masque: Black Futures Ball 2022

This year marks the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s (HRCF) 20th edition of the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the premier survey benchmarking tool on how corporations across the United States and beyond are adopting equitable workplace policies, practices and benefits for LGBTQ+ employees. The inaugural edition of the CEI included 319 participants, with 13 companies achieving … Continue reading Human Rights Campaign Foundation Corporate Equality Index 2022

This series of webinars provides valuable training to help nonprofit organizations interpret grant, safety and compliance responsibilities around federal pandemic relief. It also provides guidance around general operations during the pandemic. This unique program is free for Hawaiʻi nonprofits. Which laws apply to nonprofits Management by Board vs. management by Executive Director Staffing using volunteers, … Continue reading Hawaiʻi State Bar Association’s Pandemic Education Program

The State Equality Index (SEI) is an annual comprehensive report on statewide laws and policies that affect LGBTQ+ people and their families. Published by the Human Rights Campaign in partnership with the Equality Federation, itʻs a valuable tool for creating a comprehensive view of where the LGBTQ+ community has made legislative progress and where we … Continue reading 2021 State Equality Index

Piko Dance Arts presents Walking on Eggshells, a live performance installation featuring Walking Through Walls by Sami L.A. Akuna (aka Cocoa Chandelier), Never Justify Your Truth: Black Females Navigating in Constructed White Female Spaces by Sequoia Carr-Brown, and Equilibrium by Kara Jhalak Miller. Walking On Eggshells will be performed Friday, March 4th and Saturday March … Continue reading March 4 – 5: Walking On Eggshells

The Aloha4Tonga fundraiser will be broadcast on television stations across Hawai’i, including K5, KIKU, KHII ʻŌlelo49/Oʻahu and Akakū55/Maui. The hour-long event will feature musical artists, local radio and television talent, special guests, educational components about the devastation wrought by the Jan. 15 volcanic eruption and following earthquake and tsumani, as well as highlighting our Hawai‘i-Tonga connections. … Continue reading Aloha 4 Tonga

OUT Magazine says "Meet Oahu's Drag Royalty at Scarlet Honolulu", home to the World Famous Pineapple Stage. Donʻt miss the Fresh Fish Drag Revue at 9pm and pop-up performances at 11pm and 12am. With DJs EmVee and Vaughn. For more information, click here.

To celebrate the return of post-COVID-restricted live performances, weʻre sharing some exciting events from Gay Island Guideʻs nightlife calendar.  Wang Chung’s Karaoke Bar will be welcoming back live performance with this Drag Is Back show hosted by Maillie Buu and featuring Hawaii’s local queens Angel DeVida, Aria Del Rey, Whitney St. James and Kalista Fox. … Continue reading Drag Is Back at Wang Chungʻs

Starring Anthony Hudson – the human vessel for Portland’s premiere drag clown Carla Rossi – Looking for Tiger Lily utilizes song, dance, drag, and video to put a queer spin on the ancestral tradition of storytelling. Asking what it means for a queer mixed Native person to experience their heritage through white normative culture as … Continue reading Looking for Tiger Lily: A Multimedia Drag Experience

Beginning Sunday, March 6 there will be no vaccination or testing requirement for patrons and employees of businesses that serve food or drink. And Hula’s Bar and Lei Stand is bringing back their popular once a month afternoon show Mimosa’s & Marys, hosted by Candi Shell and featuring local Hawaii drag and burlesque performers. For … Continue reading Mimosa’s & Marys at Hulaʻs