Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 2.9 percent, the same for the third consecutive month.

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.

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.

According to preliminary statistics from DBEDT, total visitor arrivals declined slightly but total visitor spending in July 2024 increased compared to July 2023.

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.