Anonymous donor endows $3M scholarships at UH Hilo, including 1st for LGBTQ+ students
The $3 million gift will provide three new scholarships for students at UH Hilo.
International Transgender Day of Visibility honored in joint UH video
The special educational video that celebrates the importance of gender diversity within human and marine life.
Comedic play to debut in Hawaiian, Pidgin and ʻōlelo māhū
Hawaiian theatre MFA candidate, Ākea Kahikina will debut his comedic play, Hoʻoilina at Kennedy Theatre.
UH Hilo leader commended for LGBTQ+ inclusivity
Pacific Business News selected Farrah-Marie Gomes as a 2021 honoree for the publication’s Business of Pride Awards.
LGBTQ+ inclusion, equity focus of monthly Safe Zone Training
The LGBTQ+ Center has scheduled virtual monthly training sessions through July 2022.
Law school alumnus promotes Indigenous identity, LGBT pride
Ian Tapu helped produce Honolulu Pride and wanted to ensure festivities reflected a Native Hawaiian sense of place.
Student interest spurs new certificate in queer studies
Offered for the first time in fall 2021, the queer studies undergraduate certificate program brings together courses across multiple disciplines.
National Coming Out Day virtual fair hosted by LGBTQ+ Center
The online event will feature more than 40 community organizations, local drag talent including Haus of Del Rey and a chance to win various prizes.
ʻŌiwi poet-professor lands national award, publishing deal
Noʻu Revilla became the first ʻŌiwi or Native Hawaiian poet to win the National Poetry Series competition.
Queer ‘Alika in Wonderland’ and ‘the underneath’ together at Palikū Theatre
Windward Community College presents a double bill of LGBTQ+-themed performances April 30 through May 9, 2021
