2025 Māhū Madness

September 6, 2025

Saturday

Hilton Hawaiian Tapa Ballroom

7PM - 9PM

Unapologetically Māhū

From self-taught vocalists to a Juilliard alumni pianist, Māhū Madness gives drag artists the creative freedom to express their colors through their performances on stage. Māhū Madness provides a unique opportunity for attendees to enjoy a night of “drag” in an elegant and sophisticated environment. Bringing new queens and original queens from The Glades Era together, the show is an electrifying night of performances, storytelling, and unapologetic expression, honoring the māhū legacy and queer brilliance of the Pacific. 

Incorporating class, style and grace with the raunchy-ness that everyone is looking for. This is more than a show! It’s a celebration of identity, resistance, and joy rooted in the spirit of aloha. An entertaining event for both kama‘āina (locals) and malihini (visitors) of all backgrounds and ethnicities! 

Featuring a lineup of Native Hawaiian and local LGBTQIA+ talent, Māhū Madness aims to uplift māhū voices and reclaim spaces for indigenous expression in the drag world.

2025 Queens

Carmen San Diego

Catherine DʻCantor

Coco Chandelier

Escada

Jerrica Benton

Kaina Jacobs

Lady Laritza La Bouche

Leikia Williams

Molliee Cocktail

Shimmer, Shine, & SLAY!

Step into the sparkle and shine of Razzle Dazzle — this year’s Māhū Madness theme is all about turning heads and lighting up the room! Whether it’s sequins, feathers, rhinestones, or full glam fantasy, we want you to go all out.

Come dressed to impress — prizes will be awarded for Best Dressed Individual and Best Dressed Table, so gather your crew and bring the dazzle. This is your moment to sparkle unapologetically. Let’s make it a night to shimmer, shine, and slay!

Honoring THE Kuini

PAʻI Foundation is proud to honor Brandy Lee at this year's show, as a pioneering figure in Hawai‘i’s LGBTQ+ and drag communities, embodying resilience, artistry, and advocacy. Brandy Lee is a legendary drag performer and choreographer from Honolulu, Hawai‘i, whose career has spanned over six decades. She is best known for founding and headlining the iconic “Boys Will Be Girls Revue” at The Glade nightclub in 1963, a groundbreaking drag cabaret that became a cultural refuge for Hawai‘i’s māhū and LGBTQ+ communities during a time of widespread discrimination