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Hawaii Has Much To Honor This Pride Month, But Also Much Still To Do
History offers powerful lessons, but unless known, they can hardly be heeded.
Hawaii’s first Pride event was in 1974, four years after the Stonewall uprising that marks the commencing of the modern Queer 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 effort to uncover, document and honor gender and sexual diversity across the uniquely multicultural landscape of Hawaii. Our premise is that queer people, love others, deserve to hold 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 the Hawaii Constitution in 1998. But that is only one of many, often unspoken, histories of Hawa
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 endorse LGBTQ rights and people for the annual Honolulu Pride festival and parade.
Created by the Hawaiʻi LGBT Legacy Foundation, the festivities take place yearly in mid-late October and portray the Aloha State’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, gender nonconforming and queer community event.
Love, Friendship and Aloha
Last year’s 2016 gathering was a great success, bringing together the Islands’ richly diverse and thriving LGBTQ people 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 love, friendship and absolute aloha that connects us all.
Over 3,000 Attendees
The apex of the event — the Honolulu Movement Parade — which first began in 1990 was attended by a plethora of locals and visitors alike, boasting more than 3,000 enthusiastic attendees cheering on a prismatic procession of 115 floats spanning every color of the rainbow, 60 parade entra
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Honolulu Pride: LGBTQIA+ Events in June 2025
Photo: Tien Enga
The Golden Gays
Through July 6, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Inspired by The Golden Girls, the latest production from Kumu Kahua Theatre follows the fierce and free-spirited Aunty Maria Lani Tunta and her found family of queens. As the queens face their golden years, can they grasp at a second chance? Additional shows were just added for Saturday, July 5, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, July 6, at 2 p.m.
$8–$28, Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St., Downtown, kumukahua.org, @kumukahua
SEE ALSO: Things to Perform on O‘ahu in Summer 2025 (Part 1)
Queen’s Surf Beach Celebration
Wednesday, June 4, 4 to 6 p.m.
Join the community for the special unveiling of a new plaque commemorating Queen’s Surf Beach as a gathering place for Hawai‘i’s diverse LGBTQIA+ Māhū people. Following remarks by the mayor and special guests, you can enjoy a picnic on the lawn, make some new friends and watch the sunset.
Free, 2777 Kalākaua Ave., Waikīkī, queerhistoriesofhawaii.org
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