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Hawaii Has Much To Celebrate This Pride Month, But Also Much Still To Do

History offers forceful lessons, but unless known, they can hardly be heeded.

Hawaii’s first Pride event was in , four years after the Stonewall uprising that marks the starting of the modern LGBTQ+ era. But Hawaii has a far longer history of respecting the value of every individual, and has emerged as one of the few places in the world where we continue to advance rather than regress.

It’s a complex and inspiring history that deserves to be better known.

That was the motivation for the Lei Pua Ala Queer Histories of Hawaii project, an strive to uncover, document and honor gender and sexual diversity across the uniquely multicultural landscape of Hawaii. Our premise is that queer people, like others, earn to have our stories marked and valued on the commemorative landscape.

Most people know that Hawaii was the birthplace of the marriage equality movement — an accomplishment that will hopefully be cemented in this November’s election by the removal of Section 23, a discriminatory provision added to

Join us for Lgbtq+ fest Ho‘omau, a celebration of queer resilience, unity, and perseverance in the heart of Waikīkī.

Presented by the Hawai‘i LGBT Legacy Foundation, this year’s theme honors the enduring spirit of our LGBTQIA/MVPFAFF+ community and the leaders who’ve helped shape our journey.

Pride weekend is from October 16, - October 18,

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Commemorate Honolulu Pride:
Love, diversity, and community

Join us at Hawai‘i’s largest celebration of the queer community! This fabulous procession down Kalākaua Avenue celebrates businesses, non-profit organizations, and individuals who proudly stand with us.

When the sun goes down, the celebration lights up! The Honolulu Pride Festival features 70+ booths hosted by our community partners and a high-energy, four-hour entertainment lineup.

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Honolulu Pride Parade: Waikiki&#;s Most Colorful Parade

Each year, Honolulu, the epicenter of Hawaii’s “Gathering Place” island of Oʻahu, gathers together all who represent and sustain LGBTQ rights and community for the annual Honolulu Identity festival festival and parade.

Created by the Hawaiʻi LGBT Legacy Foundation, the festivities seize place yearly in mid-late October and represent the Aloha State’s largest female homosexual, gay, bisexual, gender diverse and queer collective event.

Love, Friendship and Aloha

Last year’s gathering was a superb success, bringing together the Islands’ richly diverse and thriving LGBTQ community alongside supporting friends, families and fans. What ensued was two nonstop weeks, filled to the gills with good times and great vibes, centered on celebrating all things LGBTQ — specifically the bonds of cherish, friendship and absolute aloha that connects us all.

Over 3, Attendees

The apex of the event — the Honolulu Self-acceptance Parade — which first began in was attended by a plethora of locals and visitors alike, boasting more than 3, enthusiastic attendees cheering on a prismati

Honolulu Pride organizers ready for weekend parade and celebrations

Thousands of people are expected to honor diversity and participate in the Honolulu Pride Procession and Festival this weekend.

The parade will begin at Ala Moana Park on Saturday at 4 p.m., proceed along Kalākaua Road, and end at Kapiʻolani Park. There will also be a festival with activities for keiki and kūpuna at the Waikiki Shell at 5 p.m.

Parties and other events celebrating Pride are also planned throughout the weekend.

"We want to contain all folks to be able to participate in these events. But really, what we always hope to make very transparent is that these are safe spaces for communities to kind of coexist together, whether that you are a part of the LGBTQ community or if you are just an ally," said Zabrina Zablan-Duvauchelle, Honolulu Pride chair.

"Allies play a huge sturdy role for us, and so we want to make sure that we are creating safe spaces for all to perceive included, to be fit to celebrate what it means to be gender non-conforming and just really collect as a whole."

June is Pride Month nationwide as