During the month of June fly your rainbow colors in the Honolulu Pride Ride across the streets, bike lanes and pathways of Oahu or anywhere in Hawaii (or around the world). Choose your own routes and distances; ride solo or in single household or small groups. There will also be a series of hosted group rides. … Continue reading Registration now open: Honolulu Pride Ride

Pacific Heartbeat is a national public television series of critically acclaimed documentaries that provides an authentic glimpse into the Pacific Islander experience. Creative and beautifully told stories about arts, culture and intimate human stories, the series features a diverse array of programs intended to draw viewers into the heart and soul of Pacific Island culture. … Continue reading Pacific Heartbeat

FEDUP's Support Group on Facebook is a closed group where transgender, non-binary, intersex genderqueer, gender non-conforming or gender questioning people can discuss eating disorders, body image and exercise issues, dysphoria and dysmorphia, among other topics. FEDUP encourages members to speak about their feelings and experiences rather than intellectualizing their EDs, and offers support at all … Continue reading FEDUP Support Group

The Victory Institute is offering the Victory Empowerment Fellowship, a fellowship for LGBTQIA+ people of color and/or transgender leaders who seek to expand their campaign skills and policy-making power and join a strong cohort of movement leaders from across the country. The Victory Empowerment Fellowship consists of three key components provided by the Victory Institute: Candidate & Campaign Training,  … Continue reading May 30 deadline: Victory Empowerment Fellowship

Under a new federal program, low-income households could receive monthly funding to pay for broadband service. Gov. David Ige announced the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, which was created to help households across the state pay for internet service and devices. Eligible households can receive up to $50 a month to pay for broadband service. Those … Continue reading Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

PRIDE is a new six-part documentary series chronicling the struggle for LGBTQ+ civil rights in America from the 1950s through the 2000s. It premiered on May 14 on FX and May 15 on Hulu. Seven renowned LGBTQ+ directors explore heroic and heartbreaking stories that define us as a nation. The limited series spans the FBI … Continue reading PRIDE: Six Decades of Living Out Loud

The 2021 Celebrate Micronesia Festival will be a hybrid event, featuring virtual online discussions and in-person programming at Bishop Museum. Co-sponsored by the Pacific Islands Development Program, East West Center, the event will celebrate the many rich connections across time, place, and ocean, showing that while the pandemic presents barriers to being together, we continue … Continue reading Celebrate Micronesia Festival 2021

Since 1999, Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai‘i has provided an opportunity to gather in remembrance and gratitude for all who have laid a foundation for our lives. In consideration of the health and safety of the community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai‘i will not be gathering in person at Ala Moana Beach … Continue reading Alternate Plans for Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai‘i 2021

Join Civil Beat IDEAS editor, Julia Steele, with Judge Daniel Foley, Maui GMO initiative petitioner Alika Atay and attorney R. Brian Black. In Hawaii, every county charter provides a process for forcing a citizen vote on a specific issue of concern. Our IDEAS Live discussion will look at the logistics of getting an initiative on the ballot and will explore the pros … Continue reading Civil Beat IDEAS Live: Power To The People

Once upon a time, there were four guys, Sparky, Smudge, Jinx, and Frankie, who got together to become a group like their idols, The Four Freshman.  Rehearsing in the basement of Smudge's family's plumbing supply company, they became "Forever Plaid". On the way to their first big gig, they are hit by a school bus, … Continue reading May 28 – June 6: Forever Plaid