Author: Photos: Kelli Bullock

Honolulu Pride Festival Foundation presented the Pride Splash Bash on the pool deck at Queen Kapiolani Hotel.

Art and Flea: Vintage Flight featured more 60 late-night vendors at Fresh Cafe.

The Hawaii Hotel & Lodging Association held its annual fundraiser to support local charities.

Walkers participated in the Honolulu AIDS Walk, a fundraiser to fight AIDS.

Muscular Dystrophy Association of Hawaii hosted a spring soiree fundraiser on April 13.

More than 60 vendors sold art, vintage goods and other items at the Art and Flea's Yellow Submarine event.

On March 23, 2013, Hawaii's chefs took part in a fundraiser for the Hawaii Foodbank.

On March 14, 2013, The Slopes of Diamond Head Hui's popular cocktail party took place at Pearl Ultralounge.

On Feb 23, 2013, Warrior Dash returned to Hawaii at Dillingham Ranch on the North Shore. Participants swam through mud, leaped over fire and scaled walls on a 3.17 mile obstacle course.

More than 100 artists spent the week painting the town, literally, leaving their mark on murals near Kakaako. On Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, Pow Wow's finale party shut down two blocks near Cooke Street.

On Fat Tuesday, February 12, 2013, the Arts District Merchants Association presented the Mardi Gras Carnaval 2013 in downtown Honolulu.

On December 5, hundreds of local business professionals gathered at Aloha Tower for the quarterly Nextworking Professionals Mixer.

Each year, HONOLULU Magazine readers vote for their favorite restaurants in the Islands.

UH Manoa's College of Engineering hosted the 4th annual Holmescoming event on November 9. The fundraiser event featured refreshments, entertainment and more.

On October 29, the Hawaii Restaurant Association hosted a gala dinner at the Hawaii Prince Hotel to welcome its new 2012 Hall of Fame inductees.

The Honolulu Chamber of Commerce held the 11th Annual Chopsticks and Wine event at the Hawaii Convention Center. The event, called "Wine...And All That Jazz," had over a dozen of Hawaii's top chefs for food and wine tasting.

On September 8, the Washington Place Foundation Board of Directors, alongside Governor Neil Abercrombie, hosted a dinner on the grounds of Washington Place in honor of Queen Liliuokalani.

On September 6, the Slopes of Diamond Head Hui hosted a pau hana cocktail party at M Nightclub in Honolulu, Hawaii.

The Greek Festival of Hawaii was held at the McCoy Pavilion at Ala Moana Park on August 25 and 26. It's the original, biggest Greek festival in Hawaii.

On August 25, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii hosted its 2012 Awards & Scholarship Dinner at Ala Moana Hotel. This year's event was inspired by the dragon, the Chinese zodiac symbol that represents 2012.

On August 18, the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii hosted their 16th annual "Walk in the Country" fundraiser at Lanikuhonua at Ko Olina. The event featured food, spirits and a silent auction.

On July 26, the Public Relations Society of America held its 29th annual Koa Anvil Awards dinner to honor the best of Hawaii's PR industry. This year, the event took place at the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki.

The inaugural Equality Gala was held at the oceanfront Kathy Ireland estate on July 20 to benefit the Equality Hawaii Foundation.

On June 16, RAW:natural born artists, an underground arts organization, hosted an event at Vice Nightclub in Honolulu.

On June 10, the Hawaii Polo Club and School hosted a game between Mercedes and Porsche on Oahu's North Shore.

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Hawaii hosted their annual gala, "An Evening of Hope," on June 9, 2012 at the Sheraton Waikiki Ballroom.

May 31st marked the opening night of the 23rd Annual Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival for the non-profit Honolulu Gay & Lesbian Cultural Foundation. This year's event opened with a gala at the Honolulu Museum of Art.

The Standard launched it's new name, The M, with a party that included award-winning producer and DJ, Diplo.

On April 27, Honolulu Museum of Art hosted its monthly Art After Dark Event. This month's theme was Heroes & Villains in anticipation of The Avengers.

The Life Foundation hosted the 21st annual Honolulu AIDS Walk on April 15, 2012. It involved a 5k walk around Kapiolani Park to help raise money to fight AIDS in Hawaii.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association held its annual Spring Soiree fundraiser at the Royal Hawaiian on April 7, 2012.

On March 31, Lux held an Exotic Rides event at the Cycle City Showroom. Part of the proceeds went towards St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

On March 8, hundreds of local business professionals gathered at The Standard for the quarterly Nextworking Professionals Mixer, recently named Best Networking Event from HONOLULU Magazine.

First Years Hawaii presented its Rockin' Hula event at the Villa on February 18, 2012.

On February 22, the Shidler College of Business Alumni Association, Manoa Campus, and the Young Lawyers Divison of the Hawaii State Bar Association hosted a networking mixer for professionals at The Standard.