Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

DBEDT today released the 2022 edition of the State of Hawaii Data Book. The Hawaii State Data Book is the most comprehensive statistical book about Hawaii in a single compilation.

DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July was 2.8 percent, compared to 3.0 percent in June.

Hawaii Governor Josh Green, M.D., led a partnership with the hotel industry that moved the first groups of evacuees – nearly 400 survivors of the Lahaina fire – from evacuation shelters into West Maui hotels and timeshare units.

Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp. — Governor Josh Green, M.D., and HHFDC today announced the launch of the Hawaii Fire Relief Housing program aimed at connecting Maui residents affected by the recent wildfires.

On July 27 and 28, 2023, the Hawaii-Japan Sister State & Sister City Summit was convened by DBEDT, and the Japan-America Society of Hawaii (JASH).