All my snippet interviews with local celebrity drag queens, gay and lesbian business owners and community leaders also appear. The fun thing about writing Rainbow Handbook was realizing how many hidden secrets Hawaii still has. You would think the years of Brady Bunch commercialism has ruined Hawaii, but the islands still hold tons of wonders. Honolulu has a friendly and casual gay nightlife for a city its size. A very local gay club near Chinatown often holds impromptu live performances by Hawaiian pop singers.
Every island has something distinctly queer.
The Big Island, where I live, has some healing gay or lesbian wellness retreats. A gay hiking group near Hilo sometimes treks out to the active volcanic lava flows that gush into the ocean. But two days after the election, the re-elected governor announced a hearty domestic partnership bill would be offered to couples in 1999. Some would say this was bold thing to do considering how the vote went. The campaign against same-sex marriage was a down and dirty one, but it was the word marriage that bugged voters most.