ROOTED IN PRIDE is the theme for 2022 Honolulu Pride, the first in-person Honolulu Pride celebrations since 2019. Join the community for programs throughout Honolulu Pride Month in October, and for the main event, the Honolulu Pride Parade and Festival on Saturday, October 15. Honolulu Pride takes place in October to coincide with LGBT History Month, National […]

Business Resource Groups (BRGs) activate employees and team members to engage in the business of our companies by leveraging their diversity. Also known as employee resource groups, affinity groups, and networks, BRGs are increasingly demonstrating that they have an impact on employee engagement and contribute to the achievement of business goals via collaborations with Supplier […]

StartOut is excited to present the 3rd Annual StartOut Equity Summit, a virtual event that will focus on ways for underrepresented entrepreneurs to thrive across geographies and industries regardless of their background. The Summit is envisioned as an environment for dialogue and action where every participant is prepared to share insights, reflect on experiences, and be […]

As the work world tries to return to normalcy after two years of COVID-19 uncertainty, leaders are looking for ways to re-engage their employees and rebuild the emotional ties that teamwork is built upon. Employees, meanwhile, are re-evaluating their relationship to work itself, seeking a more human experience. Research has shown that a company’s culture […]

In the United States, the pandemic has disproportionately affected the mental health of the LGBT+ Business Community. The community needs to heal, but due to long-held stigma, discrimination, and harassment individuals in the LGBT+ community are often prevented from healing. In this workshop, participants will learn ideas, insights, and inspiration on how to not only […]

Sip & Pitch Fridays is hosted by the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, so pour a drink, pitch a business, and make an invaluable connection. NGLCC invites you to take advantage of what we do best: bring business leaders together and create new relationships. Even in this time of social distancing, virtual meetings allow us […]

The Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival is one of the longest-running and most respected queer film festivals in the country, celebrating its 33rd anniversary in 2022. It is especially well known as a bridge between Hawai’i and the Pacific, Asia, and the USA. HRFF is an IMDB-qualified festival and member of the Asia Pacific Queer Film Festival Alliance. […]

It’s the fifth consecutive year that Pacific Business News is honoring some of the companies and members of the business community that are making Hawaii’s workplaces more inclusive. While there won’t be a formal event commemorating the awards this year, keep an eye out for PBN’s feature story on the Pride honorees — which will […]

Join Pacific Business News and sponsors to honor Hawaii's top business leaders and nonprofits at the Business Leadership Hawaii awards & dinner. 2022 Business Leadership Hawaii Career Achievement Honoree Russell Lau Chairman & CEO, Finance Factors, Ltd. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022 HONOREES:   Business Leader of the Year - Big Business (51 or more full-time employees) Lynn Babington, President, Chaminade University of Honolulu Jason Chang, COO, The […]

NGLCC Webinar Wednesdays are designed to keep LGBTQ business owners up to date on business development webinars and trainings; online matchmakers, both B2B and corporate; support with drafting capability statements and RFPs; and much, much more to help our businesses and community stay strong and ready for the year ahead.

The NGLCC National Dinner celebrates another year of economic and social progress for the global LGBT business community.  Among the honors NGLCC will present: Corporation of the Year, Supplier Diversity Advocate of the Year, Chamber of the Year, and LGBT Supplier of the Year. Save the date, and visit the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce […]

Transgender Day of Remembrance occurs on November 20, memorializes those murdered as a result of transphobia, and brings attention to continued violence against transgender people. Memorials typically include a reading of the names of those killed in the past year. Itʻs often preceded by Transgender Awareness Week, which occurs in the second week in November to celebrate […]