Donʻt miss the second week of the 34th Annual Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival featuring a free showcase of queer shorts streaming online September 11-18. HRFF is one of the longest continually running LGBTQ film festivals in the world, and has long been noted as a bridge for queer cinema between Hawai`i, Asia and the Pacific, … Continue reading September 11 – 18: Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival

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

Join an internationally focused discussion on tourism management with Maori tourism strategist Andrew Baker, Dutch professor of New Urban Tourism Ko Koens, Hawaii tourism consultant Frank Haas and Cornell-based sustainable tourism advocate Megan Epler Wood, hosted by Civil Beat IDEAS editor, Julia Steele. For those unable to attend live, this event will be recorded and sent to everyone who registers. For more information, and … Continue reading IDEAS Live: Global Perspectives on Tourism, Part I

What does it take to be happy? America’s founding document states that the pursuit of happiness is an unalienable right. But this question has preoccupied philosophers, fascinated scientists, inspired artists, launched an enormous self-help industry—and continues to elude many of us. On May 20, 2021, The Atlantic will host In Pursuit of Happiness, a live … Continue reading In Pursuit of Happiness

Island Feminisms 2021 Virtual Speaker Series: Place, Justice, Movement will engage with scholars and activists working in island and feminist studies to spark collaboration and interdisciplinary dialogue on social justice for islands and islanders. April 16 / 1:00-2:00PM HST Unearthing the Toxic Weeds of White Supremacy: Reflections of a Pinay Scholar Warrior of Aloha in … Continue reading Through April 16: Island Feminisms 2021 Virtual Speaker Series