Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

According to preliminary statistics from DBEDT, total spending by visitors in January 2026 was $2.26 billion (measured in nominal dollars), up 19.0 percent compared to January 2025.

Agribusiness Development Corp. — Local food and product vendors gathered today to show off their goods at the inaugural Food and Product Innovation Network Day at the Capitol.

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.