Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 2.8 percent, the same as in July.

Keith Amemiya has recently been appointed as chair of Governor Green’s Sports Task Force, which is under DBEDT.

DBEDT released its third quarter 2023 Statistical and Economic Report today.

The popular Hawaii Small Business Fair returns to help local entrepreneurs launch and grow their companies in a post-pandemic economy and the state’s new business landscape.

According to preliminary visitor statistics released by DBEDT, a total of 932,713 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in July 2023, an increase of 1.5 percent from July 2022.