The 2021 Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival (April 16-20, 2021) includes five incredible days of streaming, showcasing, outdoor and drive-in celebrations featuring the works of some of today’s leading storytellers. 10 Feature films, over 40 Shorts, live workshops, and performances representing contemporary LGBTQ+ films, art, education, and music that centers an array of stories from … Continue reading April 16 – 20: Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival

The intimate and inspiring life story of Mazie Hirono, the first Asian-American woman and the only immigrant serving in the U.S. Senate. // “ sparkling, revelatory memoir.” —Oprah Daily // “If a life can be called implausible, Mazie Hirono has lived it. In Heart of Fire, she tells an astonishingly compelling story. As a child born … Continue reading Pre-Order “Heart Of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter’s Story”

Gay Island Guide is partnering with Dark Mirror Entertainment to help revive live in-person shows in Hawaii with this very special night of entertainment-- Hot Box: A Smoketacular Drag Show. The Queens are going "green" to celebrate Earth Month at The Arts at Marks Garage, in conjunction with the Restore Our Earth Art Exhibit. Enjoy … Continue reading Hot Box: A Smoketacular Drag Show

Hawaii Doc Club aims to empower emerging documentary film producers with the tools to tell their own stories, and registration is now open for spring classes starting April 27 & 29. These live, online courses combine conceptual and practical filmmaking skills to help you understand the process of creating a documentary film from start to … Continue reading Registration open: Hawaii Doc Club Film Workshops

A virtual Green Room event with U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and Indigenous Pacific Islander Poets as they read selections from When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through (W.W. Norton, 2020) and discuss the making of this anthology of native nations poets, edited by Harjo. Participating poets include ʻĪmaikalani Kalahele, … Continue reading The Green Room LIVE with Joy Harjo & Indigenous Pacific Islander Poets

Kanu Hawaii is launching Kōkua Exchange — their Hawai’i-focused Timebank to support community building, economic sustainability, and exchanges of Aloha —  with a series of online orientations. • Monday, April 19, 2021 – 4PM – 5PM HST Kōkua Exchange Orientation for Organizations  • Tuesday, April 20, 2021 – 5PM – 6PM HST Kōkua Exchange Orientation … Continue reading April 19 – 21: Kōkua Exchange Orientations

For the first time ever, the Department of Land and Natural Resources’s State Parks Division will be focusing on how to better manage cultural and recreational interests as a part of the division’s regular, five-year reevaluation and updating of its Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. According to Sierra Club of Hawaii, "As tourism continues to grow, our … Continue reading April 7 – 21: Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan Community Meetings

Out for Sustainability (OUT4S) is the leading LGBTQ nonprofit dedicated to our social and physical environment, bridging queer identity and sustainability values. Since 2008, OUT4S has hosted more than 100 events in seven states, from service projects through the Earth Gay program to their national summit, Fab Planet. In addition to in-person community action, OUT4S … Continue reading Earth Day 2021: Out for Sustainability

Join six writers from The Value of Hawai'i 3: Hulihia, the Turning, a recently released collection of essays from over fifty scholars, poets, activists, and community organizers. Part three of the Author x Artist x Activism Giving Series from Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i, this event will offer an evening of dialogue and discussion on three … Continue reading The Giving Project: Environmental Justice

Hula’s Bar and Lei Stand, also known around the world simply as Hula’s, is not only a legend among LGBTQ+, but is also known among everyone as the epitome of “Aloha for All." Hula’s has been serving Hawaii and international guests for 46 years. In our Post-Covid-19 world, Hula’s is taking extra precautions, with traditional … Continue reading Fridays through April 23: RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 Viewing Party at Hula’s