Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

Hawaii Technology Development Corp. — Hawaii’s businesses are invited to apply for e-commerce and digital marketing support offered under technical assistance for businesses funded by the Hawaii Business Pivot Grant program.

Connecting Hawaii creatives with entertainment industry insights and world-class mentors, Creative Lab Hawaii has a blockbuster list of coaches and speakers that will offer free public panels via Zoom.

The nonprofit Bizgenics Foundation has been awarded a contract by DBEDT’s Creative Industries Division to operate and manage the ID8 Studios soundstage at the Entrepreneurs Sandbox.

DBEDT issued The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii: Calendar Year 2019 report.

Homer A. Maxey, who helped establish Hawaii’s Foreign-Trade Zone No. 9 and was the program’s first administrator was honored by the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones with a Lifetime Achievement Award.