Out Leadership has released its State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index for 2021 and accompanying U.S. State CEO Business Briefs. The 3rd annual “State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index” is being published against a backdrop of sustained attacks on transgender and LGBTQ+ rights in state legislatures around the US. The State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index gives each … Continue reading Out Leadership 2021 LGBTQ+ State Business Climate Index

Applications are now open to serve on the first-ever Honolulu Youth Commission. This new panel was created after voters approved a City Charter amendment in November 2020. The commission will be comprised of 15 members, ages 14 -24, serving staggered two-year terms. The Honolulu Youth Commission will be voluntary advisers to the mayor and City … Continue reading Application deadline: Honolulu Youth Commission

The June 17 Rainbow Town Hall --  an important discussion about the history and future of HIV/AIDS in Hawaii -- is now online.  Physicians, health care workers and community activists explore what HIV/AIDS has taught us over the years about addressing social and economic inequali ties, and creating effective responses to ongoing and future health … Continue reading Now online: Rainbow Town Hall | History and Future of HIV/AIDS in Hawaii

Kumu Kahua will hold auditions for #haoleboyfriend by Stephanie Keiko Kong and Tony Pisculli on: • Saturday July 17th from 2pm to 5pm • Sunday July 18th from 6pm to 9pm Director Jason Kanda is looking for actors to fill the following roles: • SHARISSA Female, straight, local mix. • VAI Female, queer, Polynesian-local mix. … Continue reading Auditions for #haoleboyfriend at Kumu Kahua Theatre

The 2021 Goodwill Goes GLAM! Home Edition -- an evening of virtual shopping, fashion, and fun for a great cause, presented by Bank of Hawaii Foundation -- will premiere on Tuesday, July 20 on KFVE and HawaiiNewsNow.com. Hosted by McKenna Maduli, the show will feature a made-for-TV version of the GLAM! Fashion Show produced by … Continue reading 2021 Goodwill Goes GLAM! Home Edition

The 8th Annual Leadership Conference is Hawaii's largest professional development conference. Featured sessions will include: • How to Apply an Equity Lens to Your Initiatives • Indigenous Wisdom • How to Resolve Conflicts at Work • Shaping Our Future • Fostering Teamwork Across Distributed Teams • Strategies to Fight Burnout • Improve Your Workplace Communication … Continue reading July 21 – 22: Hawaii Business Leadership Conference

Hawaii Theatre Center in collaboration with Pacific Academy of Performing Arts presents The Spongebob Musical. The stakes are higher than ever in this dynamic stage musical, as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a … Continue reading Through July 25: The Spongebob Musical

Join an internationally focused discussion on tourism management with Maori tourism strategist Andrew Baker, Dutch professor of New Urban Tourism Ko Koens, Hawaii tourism consultant Frank Haas and Cornell-based sustainable tourism advocate Megan Epler Wood, hosted by Civil Beat IDEAS editor, Julia Steele. For those unable to attend live, this event will be recorded and sent to everyone who registers. For more information, and … Continue reading IDEAS Live: Global Perspectives on Tourism, Part I

Join Civil Beat's education reporter, Suevon Lee, for a discussion with Catherine Payne, Hawaii Board of Education Chair; Derek Minakami, Kaneohe Elementary School Principal and Dr. Stacey Bobo, Hawaii Technology Academy Executive Director. The conversation will cover: How are schools planning to bring students back? What kind of structural changes will there be? Will there be any distance-learning options? If you have questions … Continue reading Back To The Classroom: Looking Ahead To The New School Year

Come get your car washed and support MAF and Habitat for Humanity on Friday, July 23rd 9:00am-1:00pm at the Habitat for Humanity Parking Lot, 1162 Lower Main Street, Wailuku. Only $10.00 per car! Join in the fun and help support the health and housing of our Maui community!