Hawaii Women In Filmmaking is collaborating with the Zonta Club of Leilehua to host the virtual LUNAFEST® on May 2, at 1:00 pm- the very first traveling film festival featuring films by women, about women. Buy tickets here. Films to be screened are: Overexposed | Filmmaker: Holly Morris Coproduced by LUNA® and Chicken & Egg … Continue reading LUNAFEST®

Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority and the Oahu Visitors Bureau invite you to Destination Management Action Plan Virtual Community Presentations. Join the effort and provide your feedback. Offer your input to help reset, rebuild and redefine tourism on Oahu. Learn about the plan development process. Hear the proposed action ideas currently in development. Be a part of … Continue reading May 4 & 5: HTA Destination Management Action Plan | Virtual Community Presentations

Windward Community College presents a double bill of LBGTQ+-themed Alika in Wonderland and the underneath April 30 through May 9, 2021, both directed by Taurie Kinoshita. Alika in Wonderland is adapted from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and follows a young gay man suddenly transported into a land of wonder and freedom. the underneath takes the audience on an expressionistic dream journey, following one … Continue reading Through May 9: Alika in Wonderland + the underneath

A new study from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law conducted in collaboration with the Point Foundation, the nation’s largest LGBTQ scholarship fund, finds that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the educational opportunities, financial security, and housing stability of many college students in the U.S., including an estimated 3.4 million LGBTQ students ages … Continue reading New report: COVID-19 and Students in Higher Education

Teen Council is Planned Parenthood’s youth leadership peer education program. During Teen Council, youth learn effective education skills and gain knowledge about healthy sexuality and relationships, then apply these skills as peer educators in our local schools.  By practicing facilitation, public speaking, and participating in political advocacy, TC teens emerge as self-advocates and allies for … Continue reading Application deadline: May 14 | Oahu Teen Council

Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC) has announced new developments to their funding opportunity for short films. PIC will continue to provide funding of up to $25,000 for the completion of fiction and nonfiction short films of untold stories and fresh perspectives on the indigenous Pacific Islander experience. PIC is also working in collaboration with ‘OHINA … Continue reading Application deadline: May 14 | PIC ‘Ohina Labs Shorts Fund

Do you know a young professional who is making a difference in the workplace and shaping the future of our community? If so, nominate them now, and be part of PBN's 22nd Annual 40 Under 40 awards recognition program. PBN 2021 40 Under 40: Honoring outstanding young business professionals in Hawaii who: Demonstrate business excellence … Continue reading May 23 Nomination Deadline: PBN 2021 40 Under 40

The Restaurant Revitalization Program is a National program run by the Small Business Administration for a wide range of businesses impacted by the pandemic (bars, restaurants, caterers, food trucks, etc). It launched on Monday May 3rd. If a business is 51% owned by certain historically disadvantaged group members (women, veterans, LGBTQ, etc) you may qualify (through … Continue reading SBA Restaurant Revitalization Fund

The 41st Annual Hawaii International Film Festival will be held November 4-21, 2021 in Honolulu on the island of O'ahu. HIFF will mark the festival's 41st edition with a special focus on contemporary Asian, Pacific, and North American cinema, films produced in Hawai'i, outdoor screenings, and our Student Showcase and Daniel K. Inouye Institute Future Filmmakers … Continue reading HIFF Call For Entries

The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics. The date of May 17th was specifically chosen to commemorate the … Continue reading International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

The 2021 Sundance Institute Indigenous Short Film Tour is a free 85-minute virtual program of seven short films directed by Indigenous filmmakers selected from recent editions of the Sundance Film Festival. The program includes This is the Way We Rise, an exploration into the creative process, following native Hawaiian slam poet Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio as … Continue reading Sundance 2021 Indigenous Short Film Tour

The 2021 Hawaii International Film Festival's Showcase Series season continues with J-FEST presented by First Island Insurance Company of Hawaii, bringing the best in new Japanese cinema to HIFF audiences from May 13-23. HIFF’s J-Fest features 8 new Japanese films including drama, action, romance and comedy. The showcase will include Q&As with the films’ directors as … Continue reading Through May 23: HIFF Showcase Series: J-Fest

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. Registration … Continue reading Save the date: June 1 – 30 | Honolulu Pride Ride

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), in partnership with Asian American Writers’ Workshop (AAWW) and Youth Speaks (YS) is hosting APA OUT LOUD, a spoken word video series in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM). The series, on HRC’s Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts, features three young LGBTQ APA spoken word artists, Lauren Bullock, Caitlyn Clark, and Jireh … Continue reading Through May 24: APA Out Loud

The journey to marriage equality began right here in Hawaii in 1991 when three same-sex couples sued for the right to marry, and the Hawaii State Supreme Court eventually found the state's refusal to do so discriminatory. Hawaii was poised to become the first state to legalize same-sex marriage. Yet, marriage equality wasn't achieved in Hawaii … Continue reading Tickets now on sale: The Engagement Party Rainbow Town Hall with author Sasha Issenberg

Enrollment closes on May 28th for this 4-week self-paced writing intensive from The Adaway Group centering the experiences, voices, and narratives of cis and trans women and non-cis men. All who identify with the message and are looking to center and honor these experiences are welcome to join. 3 emails a week (M,W,F) for 4 … Continue reading Sister Summer: A Writing Program Focused on Love and Liberation

Dr. Misty Pacheco, faculty at the University of Hawaii – Hilo, is working with the SMART Project at Northwestern University, reaching out to LGBTQ+ Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders for their new research project. They're interviewing 19-24 year old young adults for a 1-hour Zoom interview (participants are compensated with a $50 online Amazon gift card) … Continue reading Investigating Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Participation in Sexual Health Studies

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

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

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

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