The Hawaii State Capitol raised its first rainbow flag in Honolulu on Monday to commemorate Pride Month, a holiday surrounding the LGBT community. “In Hawaiʻi, aloha is more than a word — it’s a value that guides how we treat one another,

LGBTQ+ Pride Month is held each June to celebrate and commemorate of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and others. What does the flag mean?

Easton kicked off the first day of Pride Month with its first-ever citywide Pride festival which brought hundreds of attendees — many decked out in colorful rainbow gear — to the city’s downtown. City officials joined with LGBT advocates to raise a rainbow pride flag in the city’s Center Square Sunday afternoon,