Pacific Edge Magazine will celebrate its 16th Anniversary and present its 11th Annual Business Achievement Awards on November 4th, 5:30 pm, at the Aloha Tower in Honolulu, HI.  Nominations may […]

Celebrate the diversity and resilience of our LGBTQ+ community by sharing your coming out story for National Coming Out Day on October 11. Make a short video and send it to the […]

Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or a seasoned business owner, the MCBL's newest and most dynamic program, Horizons – Strategies for Business Growth and Resilience, has something for everyone. […]

This program will feature a special panel discussion from the CLA chambers’ affiliate leadership network around the topic of acceptance. You will hear directly from these leaders on issues around discrimination, exclusion, and racism/ethnocentrism faced by our diverse communities, and addressing issues of intersectionality that creates different modes of discrimination and privilege. In addition, this […]

Civil Beat welcomes submissions for its IDEAS section on any topics that impact life in Hawaii – from economic recovery and policy reform, to innovations in education, ideas for increased self-sustainability, and approaches to advancing equality, justice and resilience across the islands. “Bring us your best thinking and let’s start a conversation that inspires action, […]

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 allied community through year-round events to promote LGBTQ awareness, equality, and support.

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, a thriving butterfly business, and why a businesswoman wants to see others succeed. Register to attend live or receive the recording by clicking here.

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 […]