Celebrate Valentine’s Day with one of the original romcoms, 1938’s Bringing Up Baby, starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn and directed by Howard Hawks. The madcap story tells of a hapless paleontologist (Grant) who meets a dizzy heiress (Hepburn) and soon finds himself dealing with a missing dinosaur bone, a leopard on the loose, and … Continue reading Kūpuna Movie Mornings: Bringing Up Baby

The Hawaiʻi LGBT Legacy Foundation and White Sands Hotel present a Valentine's Day themed painting night for Hawaiʻi's queer women to meet and mingle. Join the community over drinks, food, and painting and get ready for "GAL-entineʻs Day!" Surprise your loved one or invite a group of girl friends and have fun painting a heart … Continue reading Queer Women Mixer: Painting the Hearts Red

Applications for the 2025 cohort of the Victory Instituteʻs Empowerment Fellowships for LGBTQ+ leaders of color and/or transgender leaders are due March 10. The Victory Empowerment Fellowship is a six-month fellowship for leaders who seek to expand their campaign skills and policy-making power and to join a strong cohort of movement leaders from across the country. … Continue reading Victory Empowerment Fellowships

Want to know more about how the "Trump 2.0" administrationʻs initiatives are affecting Hawaiʻi's transgender people and their families? Attend this free webinar on Thursday, February 13 from 5:30-7:00pm. Presented by the ACLU Hawaiʻi and the Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission, featured speakers will include Shanda Brack, a primary care provider to trans people, state staff … Continue reading Transgender Rights in Hawaiʻi

ALOHA NŌ, the 2025 Hawaiʻi Triennial, is a call to know Hawaiʻi as a place of rebirth, resilience, and resistance; a place that embraces humanity in all of its complexities — with a compassion and care that can only be described as aloha. In the words of Kanaka ʻŌiwi (native Hawaiian) philosopher Dr. Manulani Aluli … Continue reading Hawaiʻi Triennial 2025

The 36th Annual Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival (HRFF) is now accepting film submissions as well as proposals for a website designer / content manager and an event coordinator for the 2025 festival. The deadline for film submissions, via FilmFreeway, is March 3, and proposals for the events and website positions are due by February 21. … Continue reading Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival: accepting submissions and proposals

Join us April 3, 2025 for a beautiful evening at the Hyatt Regency Waikīkī to honor visionary members of Hawaiʻi's LGBTQIA+ / MVPFAFF+ community. Spend an evening with friends old and new and enjoy delightful food and beverages, and special live performances. Hosted by the first openly queer Miss Hawaiʻi, Hayley Cheyney Kāne, the evening … Continue reading Vision Without Limits 2025 Gala: tickets and tables on sale

A Valentine's Day celebration for singles & couples alike, the LOVERGIRLS Cabaret is a showcase of talent and beauty featuring Oʻahu's most striking dance and aerial artistry in collaboration with the dancers, bartenders and bottle babes of Hawaii's largest gentlemen's club, Club 939. This is a strictly 21+ event, by the ladies and specially curated … Continue reading LOVERGIRLS Cabaret

Join queer hiking enthusiasts for this 2-mile botanical garden hike / walkabout. Due to the drier topography, this hike can get quite sunny and warm. Please bring hiking/comfortable shoes, at least 2 liters of water, sun protection / hat, a towel and snacks. Oʻahu Queer Hiking asks that participants be present, enjoy the hike, meet … Continue reading Oʻahu Queer Hiking Group: Koko Head Botanical Garden Walk

Rep. Jill Tokuda will be holding community town halls in Wahiawā, Oʻahu and Pāhoa, Hawaiʻi this month at Wahiawā Elementary School Cafeteria and Pāhoa High & Intermediate School Cafeteria. Sheʻll be on site offering assistance with federal issues, covering policies affecting Hawaiʻi, and answering questions and concerns from community members. RSVPs are welcomed, but not required. … Continue reading February 20-22: Rep. Jill Tokuda Town Halls