HRFF37 Award-Winners
Congratulations to our 2026 Hawai‘i Rainbow Film Festival award-winners – your powerful stories, bold voices, and creative visions continue to inspire and uplift our community.
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The first sign of life to emerge from the destruction of lava flow, Kipuka is a symbol of resilience, regeneration, and radical hope—and the theme of this year’s Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival, in memory of Adam Baran.

With fresh, bold stories and thought-provoking films, this year’s festival continues the tradition of spotlighting often unheard voices. Join us this year on July 10-12.
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Presented by the Hawai‘i LGBT Legacy Foundation, the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival stands as one of the longest-running queer film festivals in the nation.

  This event is only one of many community-driven programs led by the Foundation in its ongoing mission to support, celebrate, and empower LGBTQIA+ lives across the islands.
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HRFF37 Award-Winners

Congratulations to our 2025 Hawai‘i Rainbow Film Festival award-winners – your powerful stories, bold voices, and creative visions continue to inspire and uplift our community.

Screenings and Events

Here’s what’s happening during the festival weekend.

Opening Night Red Carpet

Opening Night Red Carpet

Day 1 – Friday, July 10, 2026
Location: Hawai'i Theater Courtyard | 5:00pm-7:30pm

Opening Night Film

Opening Night Film

Day 1 – Friday, July 10, 2026
Location: Hawai'i Theater | 7:30pm
Featuring Just Kids and Blow

Kūpuna Move Morning

Kūpuna Move Morning

Day 2 – Saturday, July 11, 2026
Location: Hawai'i Theater | 11:00am
Featured films – Finding Yiyi and We Are Pat

Lei Queer Short Film Showcase & Scholarship

Lei Queer Short Film Showcase & Scholarship

Day 2 – Saturday, July 11, 2026
Location: Hawai'i Theater | 2:00pm
Featured short films – In Conversation with Dan Taulapapa McMullin, Hue, Glimmer, The City on the Edge of Whatever, Restoring Inoa 'Āina, Reverence

Māhū Extravaganza

Māhū Extravaganza

Day 2 – Saturday, July 11, 2026
Location: Hawai'i Theater | 7:00pm
Featured films – The Rogers, Māhū, and The Return of Kapaemahu. Followed by 'The Return of Kapaemahu' Live Hula Show.

Cinema & Sequin Drag Brunch

Cinema & Sequin Drag Brunch

Day 3 – Sunday, July 12, 2026
Location: PEWA by Pono Potions | 11:00am
Featuring performances by Blessica Benton and Von Appetít. Hosted by Marina Del Rey and Cocoa Chandelier.

QWI (Queer Women Initiative) Screenings

QWI (Queer Women Initiative) Screenings

Day 3 – Sunday, July 12, 2026
Location: Hawai'i Theater | 2:00pm
Featured films – Notice Me, Today & Tmrw, Grace, Wild Ones, and The Bend.

Closing Night Feature

Closing Night Feature

Day 3 – Sunday, July 12, 2026
Location: Hawai'i Theater | 4:30pm
Featuring – All the Things I Leave You (Patawid). Followed by awards and closing ceremony.

That's A Wrap!

Catch a glimpse of the powerful stories, people, and moments that made the 2025 festival unforgettable.

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A Legacy of Bold, 

Diverse Cinema

Since 1989, the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival has stood as one of the nation’s most iconic LGBTQ+ film festivals. This annual event has consistently showcased groundbreaking, powerful films that bridge cultures and communities, becoming a vital cornerstone of the queer cultural landscape.

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