Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April was 3.3 percent, compared to 3.5 percent in March.

DBEDT is recruiting Hawaii companies to promote and sell Hawaii-made products at the Autumn 2023 Tokyo International Gift Show.

In another first for Hawaii’s Foreign-Trade Zone program, Par Hawaii is the first refinery in the nation authorized to use renewable feedstock to produce renewable fuels under Foreign-Trade Zone procedures.

According to preliminary visitor statistics released by DBEDT, a total of 900,800 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in March 2023, an increase of 14.2 percent from March 2022.

Agribusiness Development Corporation — The ADC board of directors and staff are deeply saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of James “Jimmy” Nakatani, executive director of the State Agribusiness Development Corporation.