The WorldPride 2021 Human Rights Conference is open to human rights defenders and activists, elected officials, academics, NGOs, media, Pride organizers and sports leaders in the field of LGBTI+ rights, and anybody else interested in the more in-depth LGBTI+ cause. The organizers' goal is to include all representations under the LGBTI+-acronym in the program and … Continue reading August 17 – 19: WorldPride Human Rights Conference

CHANGE is our shared kuleana throughout all of Hawai‘i. Hawaii Business Magazine's CHANGE Event Series is intended to drive progress on important issues facing Hawaii, featuring change makers from across the Islands. In the upcoming discussion the Mayors of Kaua'i, Honolulu, Mau'i and Hawai'i Counties, will talk about the big issues impacting their jurisdictions: How … Continue reading 2021 CHANGE Event Series: Government & Civics

Battle of the Food Trucks will be a fun and delicious charity event with a portion of proceeds going to benefit Charity Walk, a project by the The Hawai`i Lodging & Tourism Association to benefit local non-profits. Ten of Oahu's Most Popular Food Truck Dishes, Re-Mixed by Ten of Oahu's Best Chefs -with a Surprise … Continue reading Hungry Planet Presents: Battle of the Food Trucks

iO Tillett Wright shot dozens of images of Hawaii's LGBTQ+ community in 2015 and his book of portraits of 10,000 people from all fifty states was released on September 15, 2020. Read more from publisher Prestel books: "In the spirit of Richard Avedon, this book contains striking photographic portraits of 10,000 people from across the … Continue reading Self-Evident Truths: 10,000 Portraits of Queer America

The Parent Line / Child & Family Service is offering virtual workshops during the month of August on a variety of topics including Kamalama Parenting, 'Ohana & Lokahi,  Having Important Conversations With Your Keiki and Peer Pressure / Bullying on August 12 and 24. Funded by the Hawai'i State Department of Health, Maternal and Child … Continue reading Throughout August: The Parent Line Virtual Workshops

The Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at the University of California, Davis seeks applications for a full-time, tenure track, assistant professorship in Transgender Studies to begin July 1, 2022. This position requires a teaching and research focus on transgender studies with an emphasis on at least two subfields. These subfields could include, but … Continue reading Applications open: UC Davis Assistant Professor in Transgender Studies

The new federal eviction ban applies to Oahu because of high rates of community transmission of COVID-19, protecting qualified Oahu renters who are struggling because of the pandemic. However, renters must take action by: Filling out the CDC declaration form to see if they qualify. Download it at www.bit.ly/cdcdeclarationform Qualified renters must give the CDC … Continue reading Federal Eviction Ban on Oahu: What You Need To Know

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