Mayor Rick Blangiardi will kick-off Honolulu Pride Month with a ceremonial flag raising and reading of a proclamation in recognition of the Wilhelmina Tenney Rainbow Shower Tree, Cassia x nealiae. The treeʻs name honors two early 20th century lesbians in Hawaiʻi, and henceforth it will be the official Pride Tree of Honolulu. Hosted by Hawaiʻi … Continue reading Pride Tree Proclamation and Flag Raising Ceremony

Join the community and celebrate Honolulu Pride Month at Ali'iōlani Hale with this special exhibition continuing through October 31. Learn about the journey toward equality for all in Hawaiʻi’s uniquely multicultural landscape. “Kaulike No Nā Mea A Pau: Toward Queer Justice in Hawaiʻi,” is a collaboration between Lei Pua ʻAla Queer Histories of Hawaiʻi and … Continue reading Kaulike No Nā Mea A Pau

Kagirinaki Ai To Jihi: Toward LGBTQ+ Equity; Inclusion in Hawaiʻi’s Japanese Communities will be a talk story and interactive panel discussion featuring leaders in Hawaiʻiʻs Japanese community. The talk story will feature Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice Sabrina Shizue McKenna, Japanese American Citizens League – Honolulu Chapter leader Bill Kaneko, and Marsha and Aiden Aizumi, a … Continue reading Kagirinaki Ai To Jihi

Lei Pua ʻAla Queer Histories of Hawaiʻi and King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center announce a new traveling exhibition that explores the intersections of law, gender, and sexuality in Hawaiʻi. It is on display now, Monday-Friday through November 29, in the rotunda of Aliʻiolani Hale, home of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court. You can see a … Continue reading Exhibition: Toward Queer Justice in Hawai’i

Jump on Zoom on Monday, November 25th at 12noon for a virtual talk story about LGBTQ+ Māhū rights and history in Hawaiʻi. The discussion will feature distinguished guests including Maui attorney Lance D. Collins, Kanaka Maoli historian Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp, Molokaʻi attorney Karen M. Holt, and Co-Director of Lei Pua ʻAla Dean Hamer. In celebration … Continue reading Virtual Talk Story: Toward Queer Justice in Hawaiʻi

Lei Pua `Ala Queer Histories of Hawaiʻi is seeking input for a LGBTQ+ Māhū Community Memory Site. It will be a place where current & future generations can gather to reflect, mourn and honor those who have been lost to, or suffered from, HIV/AIDS, and other forms of oppression and erasure. It will also celebrate … Continue reading Talk Story: LGBTQ+ Māhū Community Memory Site

Two years ago, the Bishop Museum in Honolulu presented the remarkable Healer Stones of Kapaemahu exhibition in their galleries, and now thereʻs an immersive virtual tour that makes the experience available to all. The 360 degree tour, available on mobile devices and desktop computers, explores the past and contemporary meanings of four large stones that were … Continue reading The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu Virtual Tour

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

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

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