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March 31 – April 6: Merrie Monarch Festival
The Merrie Monarch Festival is a week-long cultural event held in each spring, featuring Hawaiian culture and a premier hula competition. Competition performances are held at Hilo’s Edith Kanakaole Stadium on Hawaiʻi Island, including the wahine and kane solos in both the kahiko and ʻauana categories, as well as hula ʻauana and modern hula from … Continue reading March 31 – April 6: Merrie Monarch Festival
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Queerphoria: Nature is Gay! Deepening Pilina Between Queerness and ʻĀina
Queerphoria: Nature is Gay! Deepening Pilina Between Queerness and ʻĀina
The University of Hawaiʻi-based public service project Queerify is presenting their Spring 2024 series Queerphoria from February 17 - April 29. The program is designed to amplify queer voices, mobilize queer folks to speak our truths, and connect queer folks and allies with information and one another for a stronger, healthier community. To learn more, … Continue reading Queerphoria: Nature is Gay! Deepening Pilina Between Queerness and ʻĀina
Chamber of Sustainable Commerce Pau Hana Mixer
Chamber of Sustainable Commerce Pau Hana Mixer
The Chamber of Sustainable Commerce is a network of businesses striving for the triple bottom line: people, planet & prosperity. Theyʻre hosting pau hana networking gatherings across the islands and the next Oʻahu mixer will be on Thursday, April 4 from 6-8pm at SALT / Our Kakaʻako. Learn more here.
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Hawaiʻi Gay Kickball League 2024 Championship Games
The Hawaiʻi Gay Kickball Leagueʻs Season 8 kicked off on January 20 and everyone is welcome to come out and enjoy a new season of camaraderie, competition, and community spirit. The League invites players of all skill levels to join in celebrating diversity, inclusivity, and the joy of kickball under the Hawaiian sun. For more … Continue reading Hawaiʻi Gay Kickball League 2024 Championship Games
Wanda Sykes: Please & Thank You Tour
Wanda Sykes: Please & Thank You Tour
“I’ve been doing dates sporadically throughout the years, but this time I’m doing a legit tour, and I’m very excited about it" says Wanda Sykes, Emmy winning, fourteen-time nominated stand-up comic, writer, actress and producer. In 2023 Sykes is nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for her latest Netflix Special Wanda Sykes; I’m and Entertainer … Continue reading Wanda Sykes: Please & Thank You Tour
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Queerphoria: A Rose Is Still A Rose–Healing from Sexual Assault
Queerphoria: A Rose Is Still A Rose–Healing from Sexual Assault
The University of Hawaiʻi-based public service project Queerify is presenting their Spring 2024 series Queerphoria from February 17 - April 29. The program is designed to amplify queer voices, mobilize queer folks to speak our truths, and connect queer folks and allies with information and one another for a stronger, healthier community. To learn more, … Continue reading Queerphoria: A Rose Is Still A Rose–Healing from Sexual Assault
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G4G Oahu + The Pantry Volunteer Gathering
G4G Oahu + The Pantry Volunteer Gathering
Come join Gay For Good ʻOahu (G4G) at The Pantry near the airport and get to interact with some of their weekly clients that come for food items. Wear comfortable clothing, and closed-toe shoes are required. Sign up ASAP as spots are very limited. Date: Wednesday, April 10 Time: Noon–2:15 pm Location: The Pantry, 2522 Rose Street, Honolulu, … Continue reading G4G Oahu + The Pantry Volunteer Gathering
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Honolulu AIDS Walk Fundraiser Rave
Honolulu AIDS Walk Fundraiser Rave
Come dance the night away at HB Social Club for a fundraiser rave that benefits Hawai’i Health & Harm Reduction Center’s annual Honolulu AIDS Walk. The event is on Friday, April 12, 2024, doors open at 9:00 pm and the party continues until 1:30 am, featuring local DJs – SVJ, Hellen Earth, Jay Gorden, Kazuo, … Continue reading Honolulu AIDS Walk Fundraiser Rave
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Day of Silence
The Day of Silence (DOS) is a student-led day of action established in 1996 and supported by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network since 2001. Itʻs an annual day of silent protest against the bullying of LGBT students and their supporters. The 2023 event will be held on Friday, April 14. Learn more by … Continue reading Day of Silence
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Muay Thai for Self-Defense
Muay Thai for Self-Defense
Join LKE DOJO for their 3rd Queers & Allies Muay Thai for Self Defense Seminar on Saturday, April 13 at Hawaii Martial Arts Center (HMC). Learn fundamental strikes of Muay Thai, as well as movements and techniques that can easily be applied to real life outside of a ring. This class requires no gear and … Continue reading Muay Thai for Self-Defense
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the PTSD-List
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the PTSD-List
Kathy Griffin is a two-time Emmy and Grammy award-winning comedian, a towering figure on television, on tour and in publishing. She is known globally with her universally recognized brand of pull-no-punches comedy. In addition to performing, writing and producing, Ms. Griffin is a renowned speaker and has taken her empowering messages of equality through activism … Continue reading Kathy Griffin: My Life on the PTSD-List
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Oahu Queer Hiking: Aiea Loop Plant & Bird Walk
Oahu Queer Hiking: Aiea Loop Plant & Bird Walk
Join Oahu Queer Hiking on this special Plant & Bird Walk on Sunday April 14th beginning at 9:30am. RSVPs are required to participate. The group will not do the whole Aiea Loop Trail, but start at the trailhead and follow the trail, with discussion stops, until reaching the Aiea Ridge Trail. Then the hike will … Continue reading Oahu Queer Hiking: Aiea Loop Plant & Bird Walk
Bear Boat / Booze Cruise
Bear Boat / Booze Cruise
Join the Aloha Bears for their popular Catamaran Cruise every second Sunday of the Month. Ticket purchasers meet at 11:30am. at Tapa’s Waikiki, 407 Seaside Avenue. You'll check in, meet and greet other passengers and enjoy a cocktail or two. Then walk over as a group at 12:30pm to the boarding area on the beach … Continue reading Bear Boat / Booze Cruise
North Shore Gay Sports: Bonfire at the Beach
North Shore Gay Sports: Bonfire at the Beach
North Shore Gay Sports is a new pickup sports group for the LGBTQ+ community of O’ahu's North Shore. Theyʻre having their Kick Off Event, Bonfire at the Beach, on Sunday, April 14 at 6:30pm at Kawela Bay. Theyʻll bring the marshmallows, you bring the good vibes. Allies are welcome. Learn more at their IG channel … Continue reading North Shore Gay Sports: Bonfire at the Beach
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Queerphoria: Ace, Grace, Indigenous Space–Asexuality as Resistance
Queerphoria: Ace, Grace, Indigenous Space–Asexuality as Resistance
The University of Hawaiʻi-based public service project Queerify is presenting their Spring 2024 series Queerphoria from February 17 - April 29. The program is designed to amplify queer voices, mobilize queer folks to speak our truths, and connect queer folks and allies with information and one another for a stronger, healthier community. To learn more, … Continue reading Queerphoria: Ace, Grace, Indigenous Space–Asexuality as Resistance
Trivia Night at Wang Chungʻs Karaoke Bar
Trivia Night at Wang Chungʻs Karaoke Bar
Join the fun with Because Hawaii at "Waikiki’s best, brain-busting trivia showdown where excitement and brain-power collide" at Wang Chungs Karaoke Bar every first and third Monday. The competition starts at 7:30, with drinks, snacks, and prizes to the top teams. "Get ready for a wild ride of unexpected twists and uproarious moments that will … Continue reading Trivia Night at Wang Chungʻs Karaoke Bar
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Hawaiʻi Quality of Life Survey
What is it like to grow, work, live and age in your community? Take the anonymous Hawaiʻi Quality of Life Survey and help Hawaiʻi achieve health equity through active inclusion, accessible programs and adoptable policies. A partnership between the Office of Wellness and Resilience (housed in the Office of the Governor), the Health Policy Initiative at the University of … Continue reading Hawaiʻi Quality of Life Survey
Musical Bingo at Wang Chung’s
Musical Bingo at Wang Chung’s
Because Hawaii and Wang Chungʻs Karaoke Bar have teamed up for a new Musical Bingo night every Wednesday. The first game begins at 7:30pm, with two additional games following through the night. Itʻs free to play and lots of fun to sing along, and there are prizes for all winners! Learn more at Because Hawaii.
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Lei Pua ʻAla: Community Participation
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
Change23 Rainbow Town Hall
Change23 Rainbow Town Hall
Join the Hawaiʻi LGBT Legacy Foundation for their second Rainbow Town Hall of the year, shining a spotlight on the Change 23 Coalition in support of HB2802, HD1. Learn about the outdated discriminatory Section 23 added to Hawaiʻi's Constitution a generation ago, and how the Coalition is working to remove the Hawaiʻi legislature’s authority to … Continue reading Change23 Rainbow Town Hall
Pride At Work Hawaiʻi Monthly Pau Hana
Pride At Work Hawaiʻi Monthly Pau Hana
Join the Pride at Work Hawai‘i Pau Hana every third Friday of the month to learn about their work mobilizing support between the labor movement and LGBTQIA+ communities. This weekʻs meeting will include updates on the Hawaiʻi Nurses Association and their fight for safer working environments, the 2024 Legislative session, the LGBTQ+ Commission, and more. Pride at … Continue reading Pride At Work Hawaiʻi Monthly Pau Hana
Queer Culture Night at HoMA: Fashioning Aloha Exhibit and Art Talk
Queer Culture Night at HoMA: Fashioning Aloha Exhibit and Art Talk
Who doesn't love Aloha attire? Ready to dress up and learn the history? Join Hawaii's Queer Hiking & Activities Group (LGBTQIA+) - Oahu for a queer culture night filled with fun and fabulousness. See HoMAʻs new iconic Fashioning Aloha exhibit, spanning almost 90 years, Fashioning Aloha showcases the diversity and inspiration of design motifs in aloha … Continue reading Queer Culture Night at HoMA: Fashioning Aloha Exhibit and Art Talk
Sasha Colby Stripped Tour
Sasha Colby Stripped Tour
Sasha Colby, Grand Marshal and Festival Headliner of 2023 Honolulu Pride, is a drag performer, actress, dancer, trans advocate and activist based in West Hollywood, California. Following April 2023, Colby is also the Season 15 crowned winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, making her the first native Hawaiian trans person to ever win the show. Donʻt … Continue reading Sasha Colby Stripped Tour
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Tickets now on sale: Vision Without Limits 2024 Gala
Join us at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki on May 23rd for a beautiful evening that will honor the visionary members in the LGBTQIA+/MVPFAFF community, with delightful food and beverages, music and a very special Live Performance by the incredible Amy Hānaialiʻi. Visionary Legacy Award Presentations to Bill Char, Dr. David McEwan, David Brustein, M. Puakea … Continue reading Tickets now on sale: Vision Without Limits 2024 Gala
Bodies. Physique. Mind. Soul. Flesh. Love.
Bodies. Physique. Mind. Soul. Flesh. Love.
Jhalak Dance Company presents their latest dance performance at Studio 909 on April 20, 2024 at 7pm. "Bodies. Physique. Mind. Soul. Flesh. Love." explores temporality, embodied perception, and the physical form of presence in the natural and modern world. During the performance engagement the dancers will shine as they explore questions about what it means … Continue reading Bodies. Physique. Mind. Soul. Flesh. Love.
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Lesbian Visibility Week
Lesbian Visibility Day is the centerpiece of Lesbian Visibility Week, an opportunity for us to celebrate lesbians and show solidarity with all LGBTQI women and non binary people in our community. Learn more by visiting these organizations and media channels that focus on and advocate for the lesbian community: • Lesbian Events Hawaii • Lesbian … Continue reading Lesbian Visibility Week
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Queerphoria: Intentional Queer Identity Construction–Personal and Qualitative Anecdotes
Queerphoria: Intentional Queer Identity Construction–Personal and Qualitative Anecdotes
The University of Hawaiʻi-based public service project Queerify is presenting their Spring 2024 series Queerphoria from February 17 - April 29. The program is designed to amplify queer voices, mobilize queer folks to speak our truths, and connect queer folks and allies with information and one another for a stronger, healthier community. To learn more, … Continue reading Queerphoria: Intentional Queer Identity Construction–Personal and Qualitative Anecdotes
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Registration open: NGLCC International Business & Leadership Conference
Join the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce at the world's largest LGBTQ+ business event July 30 - August 2 in Palm Springs. "Be Exceptional" is where innovation will meet inclusivity, and where global leaders unite for a brighter, more connected future. For more information, click here. The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) is the … Continue reading Registration open: NGLCC International Business & Leadership Conference
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Lesbian Night at Wang Chungʻs
Wang Chung’s is hosting their first ever Lesbian Night on Saturday, April 27, and theyʻre welcoming all ladies—lesbian, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, intersexual, bi-curious, non-binary, queer and allies—to use the Red Room Lounge as an intentional safe space. Have fun, mix and mingle, drink and dance, connect and create new bonds. There will be karaoke in … Continue reading Lesbian Night at Wang Chungʻs
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Queerphoria: History of the Queer Monster in Film
Queerphoria: History of the Queer Monster in Film
The University of Hawaiʻi-based public service project Queerify is presenting their Spring 2024 series Queerphoria from February 17 - April 29. The program is designed to amplify queer voices, mobilize queer folks to speak our truths, and connect queer folks and allies with information and one another for a stronger, healthier community. To learn more, … Continue reading Queerphoria: History of the Queer Monster in Film
Queer Histories of Hawaiʻi Talk Story
Queer Histories of Hawaiʻi Talk Story
Join the Hawaiʻi LGBT Legacy Foundation for a special talk story with the creators of Lei Pua ʻAla. This new project will document the history of gender and sexual diversity--and honor the movement for inclusion, justice, & equality--across Hawaiʻi's uniquely multicultural landscape. The project seeks to connect with kūpuna who have memories and stories to share of … Continue reading Queer Histories of Hawaiʻi Talk Story
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