Kauaʻi Pride Scholarships



Kauaʻi Pride Parade & Festival promotes and celebrates peace, acceptance, and unity for everyone on our island, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, or background. 

Three (3) $1,500 scholarship awards are available to students who will be enrolled in school at a college, university, technical or vocational institute, or other specified continued education program between June 2025 and June 2026. 

This award is open to anyone regardless of gender, sex, or orientation, including allies of LGBTQIA2s+ communities. Applicants should demonstrate a strong connection to the LGBTQIA2s+ community. Applicants must reside on Kauaʻi at the time of application, or be based on Kauaʻi if attending school elsewhere. Previous recipients of the Kauaʻi Pride Scholarship are not eligible to re-apply; however, prior applicants from previous years(s) who did not receive the scholarship award are encouraged to re-apply. 

Application deadline is April 30, 2025, and awardees will be announced on June 7, 2025.

Trick-or-Treat at Kauaʻi CC

The keiki from Punana Leo o Kaua`i and Na Pua Keiki (the Island School preschool) paraded across the Kauai CC campus to Trick-or-Treat on Halloween. Our Early Childhood Education program annually coordinates with the two preschool programs on property to host more than 60 keiki on campus.

What’s for Lunch This Week

We accept MasterCard, VISA, and cash (no bills over $20) in the cafeteria

Cafeteria Hours of Operation:

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

- Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.

(“create your own” omelet station, eggs cooked to order, pancakes, loco moco)

- Lunch: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Tuesday, 11/12/2024: Closed

Auditions for Spring Performance

Greg Shepherd of the Music and Drama Department at Kaua'i Community College will be holding ongoing auditions for the Spring 2025 production of “The Fantasticks,” one of the longest-running musicals in Broadway history.

Performances will be held in May in the KCC Performing Arts Center. Auditions are in progress. Contact Greg by phone or email to schedule your audition or for more information. 

Greg Shepherd shep@hawaii.edu (808)-482-1455

Join the Gaming Club

The Gaming Club is seeking Valorant players for the Kauaʻi CC Esports team. Contact KCC Gaming Club for more details. Email: mo35@hawaii.edu.

Career Fairs

This month, staff represented Kauaʻi CC at the Kauaʻi job fair,

Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Career Fair, and the high school Career Fairs (pictured here: at Kapaʻa High).

Hand and Power Tool Safety

Wednesday, Nov. 13 | 9 a.m.

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Tools are such a common part of our lives that it is difficult to remember that they may pose hazards. Tragically, a serious incident can occur before steps are taken to identify and avoid or eliminate tool-related hazards. Employees who use hand and power tools and are exposed to the hazards of falling, flying, abrasive, and splashing objects, or to harmful dusts, fumes, mists, vapors, or gases must be provided with the appropriate personal protective equipment. All electrical connections for these tools must be suitable for the type of tool and the working conditions (wet, dusty, flammable vapors). When a temporary power source is used for construction a ground-fault circuit interrupter should be used.  



Employees should be trained in the proper use of all tools. Workers should be able to recognize the hazards associated with the different types of tools and the safety precautions necessary.

Please contact Sheri @ x231 or via email @ samimoto@hawaii.edu if you are interested.

Diabetes Conference

Saturday, Nov. 16 | 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Fine Arts Auditorium

In collaboration with the East Kauai Lion's Club, KCC Nursing students will be hosting a Diabetes conference on Saturday, Nov. 16 in the Fine Arts Auditorium from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., to provide diabetes education to people at risk of developing diabetes as well as identified as a pre-diabetic and / or with diabetes. Free Health assessments, healthy cooking demonstration.

2024 Wellness Fair November Events

There are several events offered in November that will increase your overall wellness. You are invited to attend and participate. View the flyer for more info. Please use the button below to RSVP for specific events.

Native Hawaiian Scholarship ʻAha Event

Tuesday, Nov. 19 | 4-6 p.m.



Dinner served. Win a $500 scholarship! Register using the button below.

PRISM Club showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Friday, Nov. 22 | 7 p.m. doors at 6:30 p.m.

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The PRISM Club is proud to present, for the first time on Kaua'i, a full participation showing of the cult-classic feature film THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW at the Kaua'i Community College Performing Arts Center, a joyous celebration of the queer community.

THIS IS NOT AN EMCEED EVENT--No floor show, virgin sacrifices, or shadow cast this year!

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (RHPS) is not so much a campy 1975 musical comedy as it is a cultural phenomenon. Don't just "dream it" --"be it" and come join us for an inclusive evening of fun. Costumes are welcome and partici...pation is fully encouraged. Prop packages ("Stuff to Throw"), containing all the items you need to participate (and instructions if you don't know how), are available for purchase at the same time as ticket purchase. All proceeds from this event will go to the PRISM Club to host other LGBTQ+ friendly events on campus, provide LGBTQ+ education and advocacy at KCC, and fund the club's participation in the annual Kaua'i Pride Parade.

PLEASE SHOW RESPECT FOR THE THEATER: no rice, toast, confetti, glitter, or water guns.

CONTENT ADVISORY: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW is a rated R film, containing mature content unsuitable for young children, homophobes, and the faint of heart, including sexual themes and coarse language. While we cherish RHPS as a landmark film for the queer community, we also want to acknowledge the problematic plot points around consent and the portrayal of transgender individuals that are a reflection of the world as it existed in the 1970s.

This event is officially sponsored by the University of Hawai'i Commission on LGBTQ+ Equality.

Island Breeze

Sunday, Nov. 30 | 5:30-8 p.m. doors at 5 p.m.

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This concert features Shakuhachi Grand Master Riley Lee, Taiko Drum Master Kenny Endo and Slack Key Guitar virtuoso Jeff Peterson.



Tickets are $50 general admission, $30 for senior citizens age 65+, and $15 for college students. Tickets are available online by clicking the button or tickets may be purchased at the box office on the night of the performance. Children and Youth 17 years and younger are FREE.