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Celebrating both the creative and business side of Theatre, Creative Lab Hawaii (CLH) announces new panels, programs, and a live streamed festival for April 2021.

Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority — A consortium of United States and Korean entities is announcing the design and construction of an advanced microgrid at the Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology Park.

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.

Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority — NELHA's Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology (HOST) park is home to the island's newest manufacturing facility – an outdoor factory that molds large plastic products using 100% solar energy.

DBEDT is presenting The Alibaba Business Workshop’, a one-day seminar for those interested in marketing their products in China.

Noteworthy changes to the way songwriters are paid digital royalties start January 2021 with DBEDT's Creative Industries Division and The Mechanical Licensing Collective partnering to host a free webinar for Hawaii’s music community.