Recent legislative and regulatory changes make this year’s seminar especially relevant, so it’s time to get caught up on the new rules, including new rules on Form 990 and Act 174 relating to charitable trusts and nonprofit organizations. Experts will guide attendees through the tricky maze of tax-exempt compliance and review the categories and governing … Continue reading Virtual 18th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Seminar

Join Civil Beat reporters Marcel Honore and Nick Grube for a virtual discussion where they'll share updates on the progress of the Honolulu rail project. This event will be a Zoom Webinar so the audience will not be on screen. If you'd like to submit your questions before the discussion, you can do so through this form or email them … Continue reading Civil Beat Reporters Roundtable w/ Marcel Honore and Nick Grube

POW! WOW! The First Decade: From Hawaiʻi to the World, opening May 15, 2021, showcases some of the most notable Hawai‘i-based artists, international street artists, and sculptors. This exhibit will feature over 160 artists, with 30 artists creating new murals and installations curated by POW! WOW! Founder Jasper Wong within the gallery and throughout Bishop … Continue reading Through September 19: POW! WOW! The First Decade: From Hawaiʻi to the World

The NGLCC TGNC Task Force in collaboration with Certified LGBTBE® Punch Card Films will present a moderated webinar in support of the feature documentary, A Trans Story. This event will be moderated by Ashley T. Brundage, Founder and President and author of Certified LGBTBE® Empowering Differences, and will feature legal and healthcare experts specializing in name and gender … Continue reading Navigating the Legal & Healthcare Systems While Transitioning

Try Think events are opportunities for small groups of diverse voices to speak and be heard. Each conversation will be led by a thoughtful facilitator, to help to create a space where we feel valued as full people. Each conversation topic is inspired by a Value of Hawaiʻi Hulihia essay, which can be read for … Continue reading Try Think: Hulihia

LGBTQ Victory Institute’s Out for America report is an annual snapshot of the number of known out LGBTQ elected officials in the United States and their demographics. The Out for America 2021 report — released in July 2021 — reviews LGBTQ elected representation as of June 2021. President and CEO of the LGBTQ Victory Institute, and former Mayor of … Continue reading Out for America 2021: LGBTQ Elected Officials Nationwide

The Native Books ʻOhana and Waiwai Collective are excited to present ʻŌlelo Kaiāulu, a panel discussion surrounding the different pathways for learning ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi within the community, whether it be through free virtual classes, books, or even apps and social media platforms like Instagram. This panel aims to discuss the multitude of options available to … Continue reading ʻŌlelo Kaiāulu: Pathways for Learning ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

The Institute for Human Services, Inc. (IHS) is celebrating its 43rd anniversary of caring for Hawaii’s homeless and at-risk households, and the local nonprofit organization encourages the community to give back by joining a service project on Founder’s Day 2021. Open to individuals, families, and corporate groups/organizations -- Founder’s Day service projects include gardening and … Continue reading IHS Founder’s Day 2021 Service Projects

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