06/21/22 City marks World Pride Month by raising Pride flag, lighting Honolulu Hale

City marks World Pride Month by raising Pride flag, lighting Honolulu Hale

HONOLULU - Mayor Rick Blangiardi joined members of the Honolulu City Council and representatives from O'ahu's LGBTQ+ community Tuesday morning to mark World Pride Month by raising the Pride flag outside the Frank F. Fasi Municipal Building.

The flagpole that is being used, the tallest on the city's Frank F. Fasi Civic Center grounds, is visible from the highly-trafficked intersection of S. King St., Kapiolani Blvd. and South St.

Additionally, Mayor Blangiardi has requested that Honolulu Hale be lit in the rainbow colors of the Pride flag from sundown on Tuesday, June 21 through sunrise on Saturday, June 25.

"World Pride Month is a time where we can come together and celebrate Honolulu's diverse culture and embrace our friends and neighbors in the LGBTQ+ community," said Mayor Rick Blangiardi. "The lighting of Honolulu Hale and raising of the Pride flag today are important symbols of our commitment to do more to build a more inclusive and diverse city."

World Pride Month is celebrated each June to coincide with the anniversary of 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City, which were generally considered to be the country's first major protests in support of LGBTQ+ rights.

Each October, the City and County of Honolulu also joins the LGBTQ+ community in commemorating Honolulu Pride Month, an independent and locally-organized awareness effort.

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