HONOLULU (Island News) — With Honolulu Pride Month taking place in October, the city unveiled the Official Pride Tree of Honolulu at a Pride flag raising ceremony. Mayor Rick Blangiardi proclaimed the Rainbow Shower Tree (Cassia x nealiae ‘Wilhelmina Tenney’) on Oct. 1, 2024 making Honolulu the first city in the world to have this kind of symbol. This unveiling happened after Blangiardi raised the Pride flag above the Frank F. Fasi Civic Center Grounds.