Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

Office of Planning — The Hawaii Board on Geographic Names (HBGN) has approved an official title for Fissure 8, which appeared in the Puna District of Hawaii Island during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption.

DBEDT projects that Hawaii’s economy will experience improvement in 2021, with a projected 2.7 percent increase in real gross domestic product (GDP).

Offering insights into micro-budget filmmaking and developing career skills in producing and directing, Creative Lab Hawaii announces its lineup of virtual public panels and program mentors for Winter 2021.

DBEDT and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations through the Workforce Development Council along with the Hawaii’s four county Workforce Development Boards , announced 'Remote Ready Hawaii'.

Kahu Kordell Kekoa presided over a blessing in a Waimanalo neighborhood to mark the first day of filming for the Disney+ original series, Doogie Kamealoha, M.D., a reboot of the beloved 90s dramedy Doogie Howser M.D.