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Hawaii State Energy Office Hosts Statewide Community Workshops to Empower Community Voices
Hawaii State Energy Office — To help the state reach its energy goals, The Hawaii State Energy Office is hosting a series of statewide community workshops in May to share information and gather input to empower community participation in the clean energy transition.
Hawaii State Energy Office Hosts Statewide Community Workshops to Empower Community VoicesGrand Opening Held for HHFDC-backed Hale Kalele Affordable Rental Project
Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp. — Gov. David Ige joined Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald and officials from the Kobayashi Group at today’s grand opening ceremony for the mixed-use Hale Kalele project.
Grand Opening Held for HHFDC-backed Hale Kalele Affordable Rental ProjectState’s Sustainability Plan Receives National Award
Office of the Governor — The State of Hawaii’s Office of Planning and Sustainable Development (OPSD) announced the state’s Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan: Charting a Course of the Decade of Action (2020-2030) — received a national Merit Award from the American Planning Association.
State’s Sustainability Plan Receives National AwardState Study Shows Nearly Half of Hawaii Employees Working Remotely as of August 31, 2021
According to a report released today by DBEDT of Hawaii businesses and employees, an estimated 198,224 (42.4%) private sector payroll employees were working remotely as of August 31, 2021.
State Study Shows Nearly Half of Hawaii Employees Working Remotely as of August 31, 2021Visitor Industry Continued to Recover in March 2022
Read More Entries from NewsAccording to preliminary visitor statistics released by DBEDT total spending by visitors who came to the islands in March 2022 was $1.53 billion, which was higher compared to the $1.49 billion (+2.5%) reported for March 2019.
Visitor Industry Continued to Recover in March 2022DBEDT Websites
- Business Development & Support Division
- Creative Industries Division
- Foreign-Trade Zone Division
- Hawaii Broadband Initiative
- Research & Economic Analysis Division
- Hawaii Community Development Authority
- Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority
- Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp.
- Hawaii State Energy Office
- Hawaii Technology Development Corp.
- Hawaii Tourism Authority
- Land Use Commission
- Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority
- Office of Planning and Sustainable Development
- Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems
- Small Business Regulatory Review Board
