On June 12 of each year, onePULSE Foundation holds an Annual Remembrance Ceremony at the site of the Pulse nightclub. The observance brings together the families of those whose lives were tragically taken and provides them a space to remember their loved ones in peace. We also honor all who survived, the brave first responders and our trauma … Continue reading Pulse Five-Year Remembrance Ceremony Livestream

Common Cause, honoring its first 50 years at this pivotal moment in our democracy, is celebrating the "Power of We — you and me — working together". “We must tackle fanaticism in all its guises — racism, religious bigotry, political paranoia, and all other variation of divisive behavior.” JOHN GARDNER, founder of Common Cause "Renewing … Continue reading Common Cause: 50 More Years Celebration

Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, in partnership with Value of Hawaiʻi: Hulihia, is hosting deep-dive community conversations on our ideas, wonderings, hopes, and challenges for our post-pandemic futures. Small groups of very diverse voices from across our islands will tackle different topics together, and spend time listening, sharing, imagining, and building new connections.   Try Think: … Continue reading Try Think: Hulihia

The Stonewall Caucus (formerly the LGBT Caucus) of the Democratic Party of Hawaii is offering a training on June 7th at 6:00pm open to any member of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. Now that the 2021 Legislation Session has adjourned ("Sine Die"), Gov. Ige has until June 21 to say which bills, if any, he … Continue reading Sine Die – Now What: Stonewall Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii

The Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation is thrilled to once again join CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers at this year’s #CantCancelPride, a virtual relief benefit on June 4 to raise support and visibility for the #LGBTQ community.   iHeartRadio and P&G are sponsoring the return of Can’t Cancel Pride with performances from Demi Lovato, P!NK, Lil … Continue reading Can’t Cancel Pride

Brought to you by the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation (HTDC), Digital Currency Innovation Lab (DCIL) and Entrepreneurs Sandbox, "DCIL Presents:..." is a series of webinars and events designed to educate and raise awareness around virtual currencies. In this webinar, Alex Wilson from The Giving Block, a fundraising platform for cryptocurrency will be sharing about the platform … Continue reading DCIL Presents – Crypto for Non-Profits by Alex Wilson

During the global pandemic of 2020, Honolulu Civil Beat and The Center for Oral History at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa separately documented the experiences of Hawaii’s community members through audio, video and written stories. Civil Beat distributed audio recorders to nine teenagers and asked them to record their daily reflections on school, family and teenage life during … Continue reading Coming Of Age In The Time Of COVID-19

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