Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

Small Business Regulatory Review Board — DBEDT's Small Business Regulatory Review Board (SBRRB) has announced its officers for fiscal year 2022 to 2023.

DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May was 4.2 percent, compared to the revised rate of 4.1 percent in April.

Hawaii State Energy Office — Scott Glenn, Hawaii Chief Energy Officer, issued a statement in response to the announcement made today by Hawaiian Airlines and Par Hawaii, LLC on sustainable aviation fuel.

DBEDT released its second quarter 2022 Statistical and Economic Report today. DBEDT kept the 2022 Hawaii economic growth unchanged at 3.2 percent, as projected in later February this year.

According to preliminary visitor statistics released by DBEDT, a total of 818,268 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands in April 2022.