Rainbow Town Hall, a 5-part virtual panel discussion series exploring issues affecting Hawaii’s LGBTQIA+ community, produced by the Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation for 2020 Honolulu Pride.
Educators, health care providers, members of the business community and activists on the front lines discuss how to move forward on critical issues facing Hawaii’s LGBTQIA community. Scroll down to watch the Zoom videos.
For more information, please contact Randy Soriano at randy@hawaiilgbtlegacy.com.
Rainbow Town Hall #1 | October 14, 2020
LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY & THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Kim Coco Iwamoto, Esq., Community Activist
Mandy Fernandes, Esq., Policy Director, ACLU Hawaii
Shayna Lonoaea-Alexander, Smart Justic Field Organizer, ACLU Hawaii
Kat Brady, Community Justice Advocate & Coordinator, Community Alliance on Prisons
Stacia Ohira, Formerly Incarcerated ACLU Hawaii Board Member
Rainbow Town Hall #2 | October 20, 2020
Find the Way: Facilitating LGBTQIA+ Conversations in Education
Thaddeus Pham, Chairperson, Hawaii Sexual Gender Minority Work Group
Ryan Mandado, Chief Academic Officer, DreamHouse ‘Ewa Beach Public Charter School
Lord Ryan Lizardo, Program Manager for Work-based Learning, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii
Alison Lazzara, SAGA (Sexuality and Gender Acceptance) Club Advisor, Punahou School
Kim Coco Iwamoto, Esq., Community Activist
Rainbow Town Hall #3 | October 22, 2020
HOW HAVE GAY-OWNED BUSINESSES SHIFTED DUE TO COVID-19?
Winston Welch, Co-Founder, Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce
Ari South, Owner / Designer, Ari South
Jeff Hong, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Techmana LLC
Ryan K. Hew, Esq., Managing Partner, Hew & Bordenave (H&B)
William Chen, Founder & Culinary Director, fresh BOX
Rainbow Town Hall #5 | October 26, 2020
MENTAL HEALTH & STIGMA IN THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY
Dr. David McEwan, Advisory Board Member, Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation
Dr. Kevin Tomita, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Tomita Psychotherapy and Consultation, LLC
Trey Halliday Fenton, Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Certified Substance Abuse Counselor
Hao Le, President, Affirmation Hawaii Chapter
Dr. Don “Keith” Pedro, Forensic Section Supervisor – Oahu Branch of Adult Mental Health, State of Hawaii
Rainbow Town Hall #5 | October 28, 2020
SAFE & STABLE HOUSING FOR THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY
Gary Permenter, PhD, Social Worker & Educator
Trey Halliday Fenton, Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Certified Substance Abuse Counselor
Brian Esquivel, Housing Outreach Worker, Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center
Patricio Battani, MPH, Director of Health Equity & Homeless Shleters, Waikiki Health
Wallace Engberg, Research & Planning Analyst, Partners In Care
Jonathan Berliner, Executive Director, Gregory House Programs