Reshaping the Commemorative Landscape of the Islands’ Māhū and LGBTQ+ Communities
Queer Histories of Hawaiʻi
is a multidimensional effort to document and memorialize gender and sexual diversity in a uniquely multicultural society.
Hawaiʻi is the piko
grounded in Kanaka philosophy and the cultures and worldviews of others who have come to call Hawai’i home, the project will offer broader understandings and deeper perspectives on identities, love, relationships, family, and inclusion.
The project aims to
end the harms of marginalization and erasure and empower queer communities through education and engagement programs, immersive digital experiences, exhibitions, performances, public art installations, historical markers, and monuments that serve as visible reminders of our shared humanity and the values that bind us together.
Community participation
is invited to help bring forward stories of the people, places, and events that have shaped the history of Hawaii’s Māhū, Noho Aikāne, and LGBTQ+ communities and to create new ways to honor, uplift, and activate their collective power for the benefit of current and future generations.
What symbols, statues, markers, monuments, or sacred sites honoring Māhū and LGBTQ+ people, places, and events are visible on the landscape of your community?
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