Feeling a bit uncertain about what testimony writing is or want to fine tune your testimony writing skills? Planned Parenthood is offering free online testimony writing workshops on January 27 and February 13. Testimony submission is a chance for the community to share their stories and opinions on why certain bills are important, and why … Continue reading Testimony Writing Workshops

Lei Pua ʻAla is a multidimensional project to document and memorialize gender and sexual diversity across the uniquely multicultural landscape of Hawaiʻi. The team behind the project is inviting community participation to help bring forward stories of the people, places, and events that have shaped the history of Hawaii’s Māhū - LGBTQ+ communities and to … Continue reading Lei Pua ʻAla: Community Participation

Join Bacchus Waikiki and Gay Island Guide every Wednesday for GAYME Night: A Night of Trivia, Drag and Fun! Gather your friends and create a team or come and meet others to create a team. For more details, head over to @bacchusinwaikiki

The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary’s Committee on Equality and Access to the Courts (CEAC) and the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center are pleased to present Assessing Hawaiʻi’s Justice System: Addressing Over-Incarceration, Disparities, and Pathways Forward as their kickoff event for the Judiciary’s Equitable and Sustainable Futures Speaker Series. The program is cosponsored by the Hawaiʻi … Continue reading Equitable and Sustainable Futures Speaker Series

On January 21, the Trump administration issued an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” directing federal agencies to identify up to nine potential civil compliance investigations targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs deemed discriminatory. Large nonprofit organizations and foundations with assets of $500 million or more are among those that could … Continue reading Executive Order on DEI: What Nonprofits and Philanthropies Need to Know

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. A great resource to learn more about LGBTQIA+ people and Black History is the BlackPast website. Learn more by clicking here. Check out Lambda Legalʻs "21 Black Queer Films to Watch This … Continue reading Black History Month

Lei Pua 'Ala Queer Histories of Hawai'i continues to explore ideas for an LGBTQ+ Māhū memory site, and theyʻre inviting the community to join them at Kakaʻako Waterfront Park for a Memory Site Park Clean-Up & Talk Story event on Saturday, February 1, from 4-6pm. Also participating will be HHHRC (Hawai'i Health & Harm Reduction … Continue reading Community Memory Site Park Clean-Up & Talk Story

Blazing Saddles Hawai‘i provides a fun and friendly country-western social dance environment for Hawaiʻi's diverse community. Join them for line dancing, two-step, waltzes, swing, and more, at the Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse Ballroom. Beginners are always welcome and the Blazing Saddles ʻohana offers free lessons. For more information, click here.

Lei Pua ʻAla Queer Histories of Hawaiʻi proudly announces the first-ever hula show to share the long-hidden story of The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu – a unique monument to healing and inclusion all but unknown to the millions of visitors and residents who pass by the sacred site in Waikīkī. The show will be performed … Continue reading The Return of Kapaemahu

"This ain't Texas. Ain't no hold 'em. So bring yourself on down, down, down, down..." to the UH Mānoa Dance Studio on Saturday, February 8th from 9am-noon for a free and fun workshop on line dancing. Hosted by Blazing Saddles Hawai‘i, the UH Mānoa LGBTQ+ Center and the UH Mānoa Theatre and Dance Dept., this … Continue reading Boot-Scooting for Beginners