Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

Hawaii State Energy Office — To help the state reach its energy goals, The Hawaii State Energy Office is hosting a series of statewide community workshops in May to share information and gather input to empower community participation in the clean energy transition.

Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp. — Gov. David Ige joined Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald and officials from the Kobayashi Group at today’s grand opening ceremony for the mixed-use Hale Kalele project.

Office of the Governor — The State of Hawaii’s Office of Planning and Sustainable Development (OPSD) announced the state’s Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan: Charting a Course of the Decade of Action (2020-2030) — received a national Merit Award from the American Planning Association.

According to a report released today by DBEDT of Hawaii businesses and employees, an estimated 198,224 (42.4%) private sector payroll employees were working remotely as of August 31, 2021.

According to preliminary visitor statistics released by DBEDT total spending by visitors who came to the islands in March 2022 was $1.53 billion, which was higher compared to the $1.49 billion (+2.5%) reported for March 2019.

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

According to preliminary visitor statistics released by DBEDT, total spending by visitors who came to the islands in February 2022 was $1.31 billion, compared to $397.1 million (+229.9%) spent in February 2021.

DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February was 4.3 percent, unchanged from the revised rate of 4.3 percent in January.

Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp. — HHFDC is accepting applications from first-time homebuyers interested in buying a repurchased condominium unit through its Affordable Resale Program.

DBEDT today announced that the monthly labor statistics including labor force, employment, unemployment, and unemployment rate has been revised. Based on the revised data series, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January was 4.4 percent.