Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

DBEDT Small Business Regulatory Review Board has announced its officers for fiscal year 2024 to 2025.

DBEDT was notified that it would receive a federal grant of $740,000 to conduct outreach for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) – the largest internet affordability program in our nation’s history.

DBEDT in partnership with the Japan-America Society of Hawaii, is convening the first Hawaii-Japan Sister State and Sister City Summit on July 27 and 28, 2023, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu, Hawaii.

DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May was 3.1 percent, compared to 3.3 percent in April.

Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp. —After more than a year in operation, the Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Program is expanding to provide more assistance and expand eligibility to help even more homeowners in Hawaii.

Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation — Governor Josh Green, M.D., Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and a host of other state and city officials participated in a blessing ceremony for the Hale Makana O Moiliili senior rental project today.

Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp. — HHFDC today announced details of a proposed subsidized rent program for low-income residential lot lessees of Waiahole Valley.

DBEDT released its second quarter 2023 Statistical and Economic Report today.

According to preliminary visitor statistics released by DBEDT, a total of 827,537 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in April 2023.

Office of Planning and Sustainable Development — The State of Hawaii has partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to increase awareness about the USFWS’s Information for Planning and Consultation online tool.