Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

Archive of DBEDT’s Legislative Reports published prior to 2020

These archived reports are provided for informational purposes only. Please visit ourAnnual Reports & Reports to the Legislature page for reports released after 2019.

2019

• Report to the Legislature Regarding Funding for the Financial Services Assistance Program – Business Development & Support Division, December 2019
• Report to the 2020 Hawaii State Legislature Pursuant to Act 39, SLH 2018, Requesting the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to Conduct a Study of Housing Waitlists for Individuals with Access and Functional Needs – Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp., December 2019
• Economic Development Association of Hawaii, Inc.’s Annual Report on the Progress of the Hawaii 3Ts School Technology Fund – Creative Industries Division, December 2019
• Hawaii County Industry Analysis 2001-2018 – Research & Economic Analysis Division, December 2019
• Feasibility and Implications of Establishing a Carbon Offset Program for the State of Hawaii – Office of Planning, December 2019
• Hawaii’s Targeted & Emerging Industries – 2019 Update Report – Research & Economic Analysis Division, December 2019
• Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2018 – Research & Economic Analysis Division, December 2019
• Interim Report on the Estimated Economic Impact of Hawaii Place-Based Marketing by Firms without Material Ties to the State of Hawaii – Research & Economic Analysis Division, December 2019
• Report to the 2020 Hawaii State Legislature Pursuant to Section 201H-2(c), HRS, Relating to the Adjustment of Salary of the Executive Director – Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation, December 2019
• Report to the 2020 Hawaii State Legislature Pursuant to Act 98, SLH 2019, Relating to the Status of Front Street Apartments, Lahaina, Maui – Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation, December 2019
• Interim Report to the 2020 Hawaii State Legislature Pursuant to Act 167, SLH 2019, Relating to the ALOHA Homes Program – Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation, December 2019
• VW Trust Fund Account Established Pursuant to HRS Section 37-52.5 – Hawaii State Energy Office, September 2019
• Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2018 – Research & Economic Analysis Division, August 2019
• Evaluation of Utility Ownership and Regulatory Models for Hawaii – Hawaii State Energy Office, June 2019 *
• Report to the Thirtieth Legislature, State of Hawaii, 2019 Regular Session, Regarding Estimated Motion Picture, Digital Media and Film Production Income Tax Credit for Calendar Year 2018 – Hawaii Film Office, January 2019

2018

• Requesting the Hawaii Sister-State Committee and the Department of Business, Economic Development, & Tourism to Evaluate the Sister-State Program and Make Recommendations to Improve the Capacity and Sustainability of the Efforts to Promote Mutually Beneficial International Relationships – Business Development & Support Division, December 2018
• Report to the Legislature Pursuant to Section 5 of Act 39, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018 – Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp., December 2018
• Report on the Facilitation of Permit Processing – Hawaii State Energy Office, December 2018
• Hawaii’s Targeted & Emerging Industries – 2018 Update Report – Research & Economic Analysis Division, December 2018
• Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development – Report to the Thirtieth Legislature, Regular Session of 2019 – Office of Planning and Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp., December 2018 *
• Special Action Team on Affordable Rental Housing Report to the Thirtieth Hawaii State Legislature, Regular Session of 2019 – Office of Planning, December 2018
• Report to the 2019 Hawaii State Legislature Pursuant to Section 201H-2(c), HRS, Relating to the Adjustment of Salary of the Executive Director – Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp., December 2018
• State of Hawaii Strategic Plan for Transit-Oriented Development – Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development, December 2017 (Revised August 2018)
• Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2017 – Research & Economic Analysis Division, August 2018
• Affordable Rental Housing Report and Ten-Year Plan, Special Action Team on Affordable Rental Housing Report to the Hawaii State Legislature, In Response to Act 127, SLH 2016 – Office of Planning, July 2018
• Reentry Academy for Training and Entrepreneurial Resources (RAFTER): A Feasibility Study – Final Report – Business Development & Support Division, April 2018
• Report Regarding the Economic Impact of the Estimated Production Tax Credit Pursuant to Section 235-17(i)(4) – Hawaii Film Office, March 2018
• Report to the Thirtieth Legislature, State of Hawaii, Regular Session Regarding Estimated Motion Picture, Digital Media and Film Production Income Tax Credit for Calendar Year 2017 – Hawaii Film Office, February 2018
• Report – Creative Lab Hawaii Program, FY2016-2017 – Creative Industries Division, February 2018
• Requesting the Department of Business, Economic Development to Develop a Recommendation for the Initiation of a Sister-State Relationship Between the State of Hawaii and the State of Goa, India and Forward its Recommendation to the Legislature, SCR20, SD1, HD1 (2016) – Business Development & Support Division, January 2018
• Report From the Temporary Commission on the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts Pursuant to Act 104, SLH 2017, SB545, SD2, HD1, CD1 – Business Development & Support Division, January 2018
• DBEDT to Conduct a Study to Determine the Feasibility of Establishing a Training and Mentoring Program for Qualified Prison Inmates (RAFTER), to Facilitate Their Reentry into Society Pursuant to Act 227 (16), SB2630, SD1, HD1, CD1 – Business Development & Support Division, January 2018

2017

• Strategic Plan for Transit-Oriented Development – Office of Planning and Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp., December 2017
• Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development – Report to the Twenty-Ninth Legislature, Regular Session of 2018, Pursuant to Act 130, SLH 2016 – Office of Planning and Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp., December 2017
• Special Action Team on Affordable Rental Housing Report to the Twenty-Ninth Hawaii State Legislature, Regular Session of 2018 – Office of Planning, December 2017
• Report to the 2018 Hawaii State Legislature Pursuant to Section 201H-2(c), HRS, Relating to the Adjustment of Salary of the Executive Director – Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp., December 2017
• Report to the 2018 Hawaii State Legislature: Pursuant to Section 201H-202(f), HRS, Relating to Rental Housing Revolving Fund Project Awards for Calendar Year 2017 – Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp., December 2017
• Impact of Act 039 Relating to Movie Theaters – Research & Economic Analysis Division – December 2017
• Unmanned Aircraft Test Range Annual Report, 2017 – Office Aerospace Development – December 2017
• Hawaii’s Targeted & Emerging Industries – 2017 Update Report – Research & Economic Analysis Division, December 2017
• Requesting the Hawaii Sister-State Committee to Evaluate and Develop Recommendations for the Initiation of a Sister State Relationship Between the State of Hawaii and the Province of Aklan, Republic of the Philippines and Forward its Recommendation to the Legislature, Pursuant to Section 229-3, HRS, for Further Action – Business Development & Support Division, December 2017
• Self-Sufficiency Income Standard – Estimates for Hawaii 2016 – Research & Economic Analysis Division, December 2017
• An Analysis of Real Property Tax in Hawaii – Research & Economic Analysis Division, October 2017
• Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2016 – Research & Economic Analysis Division, August 2017
• An Analysis of Real Property Tax in Hawaii – Research & Economic Analysis Division, March 2017
• Report to the 2017 Hawaii State Legislature – Pursuant to Section 487N-4, HRS, Providing Information Relating to the Discovery of a Security Breach of Personal Information – Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp., February 2017

2016

• Facilitation of Permit Processing and Renewable Energy Facilitation Activities – Strategic Industries Division, December 2016
• Creative Lab Hawaii Program – Interim Report, FY2016-2017 – Creative Industries Division, December 2016
• Report to the Twenty-Ninth Legislature Regarding Estimated Motion Picture, Digital Media and Film Production Income Tax Credit for Calendar Year 2016 – Hawaii Film Office, December 2016
• Report to the Twenty-Ninth Legislature Regarding Motion Picture, Digital Media and Film Production Income Tax Credit Actual Figures for Calendar Years 2013-2015 – Hawaii Film Office, December 2016
• Hawaiian Cultural Programs and Funds Expended During FY2015-2016, Pursuant to Act 119, Sec. 135 – Hawaii Tourism Authority, December 2016
• Hawaii’s Aerospace Industry – Developing a Strategic Roadmap for Expansion and Diversification – Office of Aerospace Development, December 2016
• Special Action Team on Affordable Rental Housing Report to the Hawaii State Legislature in Response to Act 127, SLH 2016 – Office of Planning, December 2016
• Report to the 2017 Hawaii State Legislature Pursuant to Section 201H-2(c), HRS, Relating to the Adjustment of Salary of the Executive Director – Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp., December 2016
• Economic Impacts of Granting a GET Exemption for Sales to the Federal Government, Pursuant to SCR 164, SLH 2016 – Research & Economic Analysis Division, December 2016
• Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Test Site Report 2016, Pursuant to Act 208, SLH 2015 – Office of Aerospace Development, December 2016
• Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development – Report to the Twenty-ninth Legislature, Regular Session of 2017, Pursuant to Act 130, SLH 2016 – Office of Planning and Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp., December 2016
• Report to the 2017 Hawaii State Legislature: Pursuant to Rental Housing Revolving Fund Project Awards for Calendar Year 2016 – Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp., December 2016
• Hawaii’s Targeted & Emerging Industries – 2016 Update Report – Research & Economic Analysis Division, December 2016
• Status and Progress of Clean Energy Initiatives and Analysis of the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax – Act 73, SLH 2010 – Hawaii State Energy Office, December 2016
• Real Estate Investment Trusts in Hawaii: Analysis and Survey Results – Research & Economic Analysis Division, September 2016
• Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2015 – Research & Economic Analysis Division, August 2016
• Hawaii Greenhouse Gas Program Update – Hawaii State Energy Office, January 2016

2015

• Report to the Twenty-Eighth Legislature Regarding Motion Picture, Digital Media and Film Production Income Tax Credit for Calendar Year 2015 – December 2015
• Act 164: Working Group – Regarding requests to the board of directors of an association of apartment owners, condominium association, cooperative housing corporation, or planned community association regarding the installation of electric vehicle charging systems – December 2015
• Requesting the Hawaii Sister-State Committee to Evaluate and Develop Recommendations for the Initiation of a Sister-State Relationship Between the State of Hawaii and the Prefecture of Hokkaido, Japan, SCR 201, SD1, SLH 2015 – December 2015
• Requesting the Hawaii Sister-State Committee to Evaluate and Develop Recommendations for the Initiation of a Sister-State Relationship Between the State of Hawaii and the State of Dakhla of the Region of Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira of the Kingdom of Morocco, HCR 158, HD1, SD1, SLH 2015 – December 2015
• Hawaii’s Targeted & Emerging Industries – 2015 Update Report – December 2015
• Report to the 2016 Hawaii State Legislature: Pursuant to Section 201H-202(f), HRS, Relating to Rental Housing Revolving Fund Project Awards – December 2015
• Status and Progress of Clean Energy Initiatives and Analysis of the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax – Act 73, SLH 2010 – December 2015
• Self-Sufficiency Income Standard – Estimates for Hawaii 2014 – December 2015
• Real Estate Investment Trusts in Hawaii: Preliminary Data and Analysis – December 2015
• Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2014 – August 2015
• Lead by Example – State of Hawaii Agencies’ Energy Initiatives, FY 2013-2014* – January 2015

2014

• Self-Sufficiency Income Standard – Estimates for Hawaii 2013 – December 2014
• Status and Progress of Clean Energy Initiatives and Analysis of the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax – Act 73, SLH 2010 – December 2014
• Facilitation of Permit Processing – Act 237, SLH 1985 – December 2014
• Renewable Energy Facilitation Activities & the Renewable Energy Facility Siting Process – Act 208, SLH 2008 – December 2014
• Hawaii’s Targeted & Emerging Industries – 2014 Update Report – November 2014
• Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2013 – August 2014
• Lead by Example – State of Hawaii Agencies’ Energy Initiatives, FY 2012-2013 – March 2014
• Report to the Twenty-Seventh Legislature Regarding Motion Picture, Digital Media and Film Production Income Tax Credit for Calendar Year 2013 – February 2014

2013

• Working Group’s Findings and Recommendations on H.C.R. 204, H.D.1, S.D.1 on Time and Cost of Shipping Goods to and From Moloka‘i, Lana‘i and Hana, Maui – December 2013
• Options for the Establishment of a Koreatown in the City and County of Honolulu in Response to H.C.R. 169, Twenty-Sixth Legislature, 2012 – December 2013
• Renewable Energy Facilitation Activities & the Renewable Energy Siting Process, Act 208, SLH 2008 – December 2013
• Status and Progress of Clean Energy Initiatives and Analysis of the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax, Act 73, SLH 2010 – December 2013
• Progress Report on Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Programs, Act 95, SLH 2004 – December 2013
• Hawaii’s Targeted & Emerging Industries – 2013 Update Report – December 2013
• Current Hawaii Economic Conditions – December 2013
• Film Permits that have been Issued for the Use of Jet Skis for Fiscal Year 2013 – October 2013
• 2014 Act 134, Section 138 Abolished Positions Report – July 2013
• Lead by Example – State of Hawai‘i Agencies’ Energy Initiatives, FY 2011-2012 – March 2013
• Film Permits That Have Been Issued for the Use of Jet Skis for Fiscal Year 2012 – January 2013
• Report to the Hawaii State Legislature, Act 101 – Relating to Tourism – January 2013
• Status and Progress of Clean Energy Initiatives and Analysis of the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax, Act 73, SLH 2010 – January 2013

2012

• Self-Sufficiency Income Standard – Estimates for Hawaii 2011 – December 2012
• Hawaii’s Targeted & Emerging Industries – 2012 update – December 2012
• Regarding Financing Mechanisms to Assist Private Parking Lot Owners with the Costs Associated with Providing Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, HR 155 – December 2012
• Biofuels Study, Final Report to the Legislature in Accordance with Act 203, SLH 2011 – December 2012
• Film Permits That Have Been Issued for the Use of Jet Skis for Fiscal Year 2010 and Fiscal Year 2011 – August 2012
• Efforts to Increase the Number of High-Skilled Jobs in Targeted Industry Clusters – March 2012
• Lead by Example – State of Hawai‘i Agencies’ Energy Initiatives, FY 2010-2011 – January 2012
• 2011 Hawai‘i Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund – January 2012
• Reorganization and Reduction in Force Actions within the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism,Act 164, SLH 2011 * – January 2012
• Status and Progress of Clean Energy Initiatives and Analysis of the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax, Act 73, SLH 2010 – January 2012

2011

• Final Report Relating to Global Warming, 2009 Hawaii Special Session, Act 20 – December 2011
• Hawaii Economic Development Task Force Report, Pursuant to Act 73(10), SLH 2010 – December 2011
• Biofuels Study – Interim Report to the Legislature, Act 203, SLH 2011 – December 2011
• Progress Report to the Governor and the Legislature – Renewable Portfolio Standards – December 2011
• Photovoltaic Working Group Report to the Governor and the Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Act 198, SLH 2011 – December 2011
• Establishment of a Statewide Greenways System for Hawaii: A Report to the Hawaii State Legislature in Response to Act 233, SLH 2011 – December 2011
• Hawaii’s Targeted & Emerging Industries – 2011 Update Report – December 2011
• Self-Sufficiency Income Standard – Estimates for Hawaii 2009 – December 2011
• Report to the Twenty-Sixth Legislature, Regular Session 2012 – Consolidation of High Technology Development Corporation and Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation – Section 121, Act 164, SLH 2011 – November 2011
• Schedule of Expenditures (Cash Basis) and Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants – Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism—Taipei and Beijing Offices, State of Hawaii, Years ended June 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008 – October 2011
• Report to the 2011 Hawaii State Legislature Pursuant to S.C.R. No. 93, S.D.1, H.D.1 – Review the Feasibility of Developing Single Room Occupancy Dwellings in Transit Oriented Development Projects to Alleviate the Affordable Housing Shortage – January 2011
• Progress Report Pursuant to Section 196-41, Act 95, SLH 2004 – Relating to Renewable Portfolio Standards – January 2011
• Hawaii Economic Development Task Force Report to the Legislature Pursuant to Act 73 (10), SLH – January 2011
• 2010 Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund

2010

• Report to the Governor and the Legislature of the State of Hawaii Pursuant to HR 47, HD1, in Reference to HB2643 Relating to a Clean Energy Bond / Property Assessed Clean Energy Program – December 2010
• Hawaii’s Targeted & Emerging Industries – 2010 Update Report – December 2010
• Report to the Legislature on Criteria Used to Measure Growth of Emerging Industries
• Response to the Legislature Regarding HCR 297 CD1, 2010 – Requesting Reports on the Economic Value of Expanded workforce Development Capacity and STEM Initiatives
• Self-Sufficiency Income Standard, Estimates for Hawaii 2008 – December 2010
• Progress Report Pursuant to Sec. 196-41, Act 95, SLH 2004 – Relating to Renewal Portfolio Standards – January 2010
• Report to the Legislature on High Technology; Incubation Center; Kakaako – Act 150, SLH 2007 – January 2010

2009

• Work Plan for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions, Under Section 7, Act 234, SLH 2007 – December 2009
• Report to the Legislature in response to Act 20 Special Session 2009 relating to global warming – December 2009
• Benchmarking Hawaii’s Emerging Industries: Summary Report – December 2009
• Report to the Legislature on the Use of the Provisions of Section 134 of Act 126, SLH, 2009 for positions established on December 7, 2009 – December 2009
• Report to the Legislature on High Technology; Incubation Center; Kakaako – Act 150, SLH 2007 – January 2009
• Hydrogen Investment Capital Special Fund, Fiscal Year 2008-2009 – January 2009
• Lead by Example – State of Hawai‘i Agencies’ Energy Initiatives, FY 2007-2008 – January 2009
• Business/Education Internship and Mentorship Program, 2007-2008, Act 111, SLH 2007 – January 2009
• Efforts to Support Emerging Growth Industries, HRS §201-19 – January 2009
• Self-Sufficiency Income Standard, Estimates for Hawaii 2007, HRS §201-3(b) – January 2009
• Hawaii Project East (Environmental and Spatial Technology) Program, 2007-2008 – January 2009

2008

• 2008 Bioenergy Master Plan Report, Act 253 of 2007 – December 2008
• Lead by Example – State of Hawaii Agencies’ Energy Initiatives, FY 2006-2007 – January 2008
• Report – State Facilities Energy Management Advisory Committee – January 2008
• Report to the Legislature on High Technology; Incubation Center; Kakaako – Senate Bill 896, Act 150, SLH 2007 – January 2008
• Progress Report Pursuant to Sec. 196-41, Act 95, SLH 2004 – Regarding Renewal Portfolio Standards – January 2008