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August 2024 Visitor Arrivals Recovered 88.4 Percent Compared to Pre-Pandemic August 2019
August 2024 total visitor arrivals represent an 88.4 percent recovery compared to pre-pandemic August 2019 and total visitor spending was higher than August 2019.
August 2024 Visitor Arrivals Recovered 88.4 Percent Compared to Pre-Pandemic August 2019Rescue: HI-Surf TV Series Rides High Ratings Wave, Taps Exclusively Hawaii Hires for Specialized Water Unit
Hawaii-based television series Rescue: HI-Surf is TV’s highest rated fall drama to debut in six years, with its September 22 premiere on FOX television network reaching 4.7 million viewers per Nielsen’s fast national ratings.
Rescue: HI-Surf TV Series Rides High Ratings Wave, Taps Exclusively Hawaii Hires for Specialized Water UnitHawaii August Unemployment Rate Remains at 2.9 Percent
DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 2.9 percent, the same for the third consecutive month.
Hawaii August Unemployment Rate Remains at 2.9 Percent13th Annual Hawaii Small Business Fair Returns to Empower Local Entrepreneurs on September 28
The popular Hawaii Small Business Fair returns, offering an extensive array of resources and expert-led training sessions to empower local entrepreneurs as they launch and expand their businesses in Hawaii's dynamic and evolving business environment.
13th Annual Hawaii Small Business Fair Returns to Empower Local Entrepreneurs on September 28DBEDT Keeps Economic Forecast Unchanged for 2024
DBEDT released its third quarter 2024 Statistical and Economic Report today. In the report, DBEDT kept its economic growth projections for 2024 unchanged from the previous quarter, at 1.3 percent.
DBEDT Keeps Economic Forecast Unchanged for 2024July 2024 Visitor Statistics Showed Some Signs of Improvement in Tourism Industry
According to preliminary statistics from DBEDT, total visitor arrivals declined slightly but total visitor spending in July 2024 increased compared to July 2023.
July 2024 Visitor Statistics Showed Some Signs of Improvement in Tourism IndustrySundance Institute Wraps 2024 Mentorship Initiative Focused on Hawaiian Filmmakers with Honolulu-Based Indigenous Program Intensive, Sundance Shorts Film Tour
Advancing mentorship opportunities for emerging Native Hawaiian filmmakers currently living in Hawaii, the Sundance Institute’s 2024 Indigenous Program wraps its short film-focused intensive in Honolulu—the Sundance Indigenous Intensive x Hawaii.
Sundance Institute Wraps 2024 Mentorship Initiative Focused on Hawaiian Filmmakers with Honolulu-Based Indigenous Program Intensive, Sundance Shorts Film TourDBEDT Releases 2023 State of Hawaii Data Book
Read More Entries from NewsDBEDT today released the 2023 edition of the State of Hawaii Data Book. The Data Book is the 56th edition of its series.
DBEDT Releases 2023 State of Hawaii Data Book