Kona Pride has been canceled.  For more information click here. Kona Pride Inc. is a non-profit organization serving to enhance the visibility of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and […]

Hawaii Storytellers returns with a program about small local business owners, hosted by Stewart Yerton, Civil Beat's business reporter.  You'll hear about a family-owned book publishing company, a cat cafe in Kaimuki, […]

Share a video of your Tiny Float for the 2nd Annual Honolulu Pride Tiny Float Parade and you’ll be eligible to win up to $500 (winners will be selected by community vote) and have your float featured on the KHON2 program Aloha With Pride! • submission deadline is Thursday, September 23 • your float must have been created […]

Community Marketing & Insights has released their 15th Annual LGBTQ Community Survey. Nationally, over 15,000 LGBTQ people living in the United States participated in the research, and the 60-minute results webinar reviews key points to help better understand, and outreach to, the LGBTQ community. To watch the webinar, click here.

Elevate your leadership skills with Wahine Rising! The Patsy Mink Center for Business and Leadership is now accepting applications for Wahine Rising, its emerging women’s leadership program. Wahine Rising was created to help elevate our future women leaders. The event series focuses on potential women leaders looking to build core competencies. Through facilitated classes and […]

Fast Company Innovation Festival brings together thousands of forward-thinking creators, makers, inventors, entrepreneurs, and emerging leaders from across the country and around the globe who are embracing change, blazing new trails, and moving our world forward. Join this immersive hybrid experience—from the digital stages to the in-person fast tracks—for 4 days of inspiration, connection and meaningful […]

A new data visualization from the U.S. Census Bureau allows users to explore characteristics of same-sex and opposite-sex married and unmarried couple households at the state level in 2019. Since the visualization is based on ACS data, only couples that include the householder are reflected. There were roughly 980,000 same-sex couple households in the United […]

Join Pacific Business News and celebrate the 23rd Annual Women Who Mean Business awards. These women are the news-makers, the leaders, and the ones shaping our future. 2021 Career Achievement Honoree Kathy Raethel, Former President, Adventist Health Castle 2021 Women Who Mean Business Honorees Beverly Ament, President, Island Insurance Companies, Ltd. Kelsey Amos, COO, Purple Maiʻa Foundation Kawena […]

Due to the unpredictable nature of COVID-19 virus and the recent increase of case counts, this year's Honolulu Pride Parade & Festival will not be an in-person event. In its place there will be a series of Virtual Honolulu Pride events, with all the fun, educational and inspiring programs from last year, plus a few […]

Grubhub, a leading U.S. food-ordering and delivery marketplace, and the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), the business voice of the LGBTQ+ community and certifying body for LGBTQ+-owned businesses nationwide, have opened applications for their NGLCC/Grubhub Community Impact Grant Program. The grants are expected to range from $5,000 to $100,000. Over 30 of the more than 50 […]

What does it mean for someone to be both queer and Indigenous, and how do these and other identities intersect? This panel will share perspectives from across Oceania, including Hawai‘i, Palau, and the Cook Islands. These panelists will explore the role of history, colonization, culture and how that has informed their sexual orientation and/or gender […]

The time has arrived to once again recognize the leaders who help power the NGLCC movement! As the umbrella organization for 75 local, state and international LGBT chambers of commerce, the NGLCC is the largest LGBT business advocacy and development organization in the world. The NGLCC Awards Gala celebrates another year of economic and social progress […]