Honolulu, HI

DIAMOND HEAD THEATRE

EIN 99-0073495

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts Children & youth

Mission

Diamond Head Theatre is the Broadway of the Pacific. It produces Hawaii’s best live community theatre entertainment and advances theatre arts through education.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About DIAMOND HEAD THEATRE

Diamond Head Theatre is a long-running community theatre in Honolulu that produces Broadway-scale live productions and year-round theatre arts education. Founded in 1915, the organization describes itself as “the Broadway of the Pacific” and presents a six-show season that reaches tens of thousands ofatendees each year.

DHT operates training and outreach programs for all ages, including seasonal classes, a seven-week Summer Musical Theatre Experience, and the youth performing troupe “Shooting Stars.” In recent years the organization completed a major capital project (a newly constructed theatre opened on the property in 2023) and has continued regular seasons, education offerings, and community fundraising events as an active 501(c)(3) organization (FEIN 99-0073495).

Notable achievements

Longstanding continuous operation

Founded in 1915, Diamond Head Theatre is one of the oldest continuously operating community theatres in the United States, maintaining an active schedule of productions and community programming for more than a century.

New theatre campus (2023)

A newly constructed theatre opened on the theatre’s property in 2023, modernizing performance and education facilities and supporting expanded programming and audience experiences.

Large audience and education reach

DHT reports annual audiences in the tens of thousands and runs extensive education programming — including year-round classes, a seven-week summer Musical Theatre Experience, and the Shooting Stars youth troupe — serving hundreds to over a thousand participants annually.

At a glance

Total assets: $33.7M
Annual revenue: $3.8M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 99-0073495
Location: Honolulu, HI
Website: www.diamondheadtheatre.com
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recognized as America’s third-oldest continuously running community theatre, a distinguishing historical status frequently cited in public materials.

Earned a high third-party nonprofit rating (four-star level on a major charity evaluator) reflecting strong accountability and finance practices.

Producer and host of the annual ‘Ilima Awards gala, a long-running community fundraising event that partners with local media and restaurants to support the theatre’s programs.

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