Come hang out and meet fellow Hawaii Queer Parents and kids on Oahu at this beach meetup on the first Sunday of each month. For more information, contact Charyl Abrena-Agas.

Join the Hawai'i LGBT Legacy Foundation for our first in-person event of 2022: a very special evening of selected readings, talk story and pau hana cocktails with Sasha Issenberg, best-selling author of "The Engagement". Register for this free event here. Sasha Issenberg has written what is arguably the best and most complete story of the … Continue reading An Evening with Sasha Issenberg

Spotlight Hawaii, which shines a light on issues affecting Hawaii, airs live 10:30 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday on the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Facebook page. Join Ryan Kalei Tsuji and Yunji de Nies for conversations with people shaping Hawaii's present and future including elected officials and government agency heads, researchers, social services providers, philanthropists, and … Continue reading Spotlight Hawaii

Anti-trans bills targeting young people from Texas to Idaho. Classroom censorship on students' right to learn about race, gender, and sexual orientation. Book bans against largely Black and LGBTQ+ authors across the states. In this 30-minute event, ACLUʻs legal experts on transgender justice and free speech will take you through the full scope of these nationwide … Continue reading Defending Trans Youth and Students’ Right to Learn

Lt. Governor Josh Green will discuss his vision for maintaining and enhancing the health of Hawaii’s people and the people of the Pacific. Q&A session to follow. Refreshments will be served. Free parking available on campus. This event is part of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) CIFAL Honolulu speaker series which … Continue reading The Health & Wellbeing of Hawaii

Calvary By The Sea invites the LGBTQIA+ community to their family-oriented event for children and youth--"The Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt"--a hunt for eggs and golden eggs with a flashlight by the oceanfront. For more information about all of Calvary By The Seaʻs 2022 Holy Week services and gatherings, contact The Rev. Dr. Moses D. Barrios or … Continue reading Calvary By The Sea Easter Egg Hunt

Volunteer Week Hawaii launched in 2018 as a local take on National Volunteer Week (celebrated annually since 1974). Itʻs an opportunity to encourage people to get engaged in their communities and to recognize volunteers for their year-round contributions. This statewide, cross-sector campaign brings together residents, visitors, nonprofits, businesses, schools, and government agencies in a concerted … Continue reading April 17 – 23: Volunteer Week Hawai‘i

Many people in Hawai‘i have embraced a vision of sustainable or regenerative tourism based on Native Hawaiian values. But can we persuade millions of tourists each year to also embrace that vision? This Hawaii Business Need To Know event will focus on how some local organizations have already made regenerative tourism work and how we … Continue reading Regenerative Tourism

An insider's guide to the diversity and intersectionalities of one of the most influential and powerful consumers, the LGBTQ traveler. Join this casual and informative session to gain valuable insights and perspectives on how to diversify your marketing efforts and engage the LGBTQ community with meaningful storytelling that drives commerce and builds loyalty. Thursday, April … Continue reading The ABCs of Reaching the LGBTQ Traveler

The Aloha Bears' "Bears in the Wild" is for their more frisky and wanderlust members. Join them to explore Oahu on group hikes and expeditions. For more information, visit their website.

Let’s Talk Gender is presented by Trans Families TYTANs (Trans Youth Taking Action Now), sharing their perspectives on topics important to them. Tune in to the first episode of season 3 on Tuesday, April 26 at 2pm HST for “Let’s Talk Littles” Guiding your child through their gender journey can sometimes lead to a lot of … Continue reading Letʻs Talk Gender: S.3 Ep. 1: Let’s Talk Littles

Join us for our next Rainbow Town Hall: What it means to be LGBTQ+ and in the Law on Tuesday, April 26 at 6:30pm. Featuring U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit law clerk D. Dangaran, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Williams S. Richardson School of Law Nicholas A. Mirkay and Deputy Solicitor General for the State … Continue reading Rainbow Town Hall: What it means to be LGBTQ+ and in the Law 

Join the Hawaiʻi Afterschool Alliance’s presentation about how to best support our LGBTQ+ youth with Amanda Martinez from Mental Health America of Hawaiʻi and Asia Helfrich from Connections Public Charter School. This presentation will focus on explaining Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM) terminology and the differences between gender identity and sexual orientation. It will address … Continue reading Supporting Our LGBTQ+ Youth

Join the Civil Beat team for coffee and share what issues are important to you! Meet Civil Beat reporters, editors and staff in-person at this casual coffee event where you can share what issues you'd like to see Civil Beat reporting on. Or just come to learn what Civil Beat is about and meet the … Continue reading Civil Beat: Conversation And Coffee in Kaimuki

Students (law students, college students, high school students) are all welcome to participate in a Virtual Policy Advocacy Training from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on April 29. U.C. Berkeley Law School Policy Advocacy Teaching Fellow Cameron Clark and 2L student Amanda Chang, along with Hawai'i policy advocates, including State. Rep. Pat Branco, will be … Continue reading Hoʻomanaʻo: Raise Your Voice | Virtual Policy Advocacy Training