Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp. — The Hale Kalele/Hale Hilinai complex has been honored by the American Planning Association Hawaii Chapter with its 2021 Best Practice Award.

DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 4.1 percent, compared to the revised rate of 4.0 percent in July.

DBEDT released its third quarter 2022 Statistical and Economic Report today. DBEDT lowered Hawaii economic growth projections for 2022 and 2023.

According to preliminary visitor statistics released by DBEDT, a total of 919,154 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands in July 2022, representing a 92.4 percent recovery from July 2019.

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

Hawaii Technology Development Corp. — Pacific Tech 2022 (formerly known as the Hawaii SBIR Conference) is happening in Honolulu in 2022.

DBEDT today released the 2021 edition of the “State of Hawaii Data Book.”

Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority — Hawaii joined thirty-nine other states when Governor Ige signed Act 183 (SLH 2022) into law authorizing Commercial Property Assessed Financing (C-PACE) in Hawaii.

According to preliminary visitor statistics released by DBEDT, a total of 842,927 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands in June 2022, representing an 89 percent recovery from June 2019.

DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June was 4.3 percent, compared to the revised rate of 4.1 percent in May.