Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp. — Up to $3,000 more in funding is now available to each of the first 35 homebuyers in the Hale Kamaaina Mortgage Program, a state initiative aimed at offering first-time homebuyers below-market rate mortgages.

According to preliminary statistics from DBEDT, total spending by visitors in December 2025 was $2.12 billion (measured in nominal dollars), a 3.7 percent increase compared to December 2024.

DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December was 2.2 percent, the same as in November.

DBEDT will debut the Hawaii Pavilion at the 2026 Winter FancyFaire* taking place January 11–13 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.

DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November was 2.2 percent, compared to 2.5 percent in September.