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State Publishes Hawaii Digital Economy Survey
Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office — To gain a deeper understanding of how local companies utilize digital and broadband technology for their business operations, DBEDT's Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office recently published its Hawaii digital economy survey involving more than 1,000 businesses.
State Publishes Hawaii Digital Economy SurveyHawaii May Unemployment Rate at 3.0 Percent
DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May was 3.0 percent, compared to 3.1 percent in April.
Hawaii May Unemployment Rate at 3.0 PercentDBEDT Continues to Project Sluggish Economic Growth in 2024
DBEDT released its second quarter 2024 Statistical and Economic Report today.
DBEDT Continues to Project Sluggish Economic Growth in 2024Visitor Arrivals and Visitor Spending Decreased in April 2024
According to preliminary statistics from DBEDT, total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in April 2024 decreased compared to April 2023.
Visitor Arrivals and Visitor Spending Decreased in April 2024Hawaii April Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.1 Percent
DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April was 3.1
percent, unchanged for four consecutive months.
Hawaii April Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.1 PercentCreative Industries Educator Externship Conducted to Advance Creative Technical Skills for Hawaii Teachers, Enhance Student Workforce Readiness
Hawaii teachers were invited to learn more about career pathways and technical skills in digital design, fashion design, and media through a free Creative Industries Educator Externship on May 2, 2024.
Creative Industries Educator Externship Conducted to Advance Creative Technical Skills for Hawaii Teachers, Enhance Student Workforce ReadinessVisitor Arrivals and Visitor Spending Continued to Decline in March 2024
According to preliminary statistics from DBEDT, total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in March 2024 declined in comparison to March 2023.
Visitor Arrivals and Visitor Spending Continued to Decline in March 2024New HHFDC Fund Helps Nonprofit, Self-Help Home Developers
Read More Entries from NewsHawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp. — A new program offered by HHFDC sets aside funds for nonprofit community development financial institutions or other nonprofit housing development organizations who build self-help, for-sale housing for those in low- and moderate-income categories.
New HHFDC Fund Helps Nonprofit, Self-Help Home Developers
James Kunane Tokioka
Director
Dane K. Wicker
Deputy Director
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- Business Development & Support Division
- Creative Industries Division
- Foreign-Trade Zone Division
- Hawaii Broadband & Digital Equity Office
- Research & Economic Analysis Division
- Small Business Regulatory Review Board
- Agribusiness Development Corporation
- Aloha Stadium | Stadium Authority
- Hawaii Community Development Authority
- Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority
- Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp.
- Hawaii State Energy Office
- Hawaii Technology Development Corp.
- Hawaii Tourism Authority
- Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority
- Office of Planning and Sustainable Development
