Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

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.

DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April was 3.3 percent, compared to 3.5 percent in March.

DBEDT is recruiting Hawaii companies to promote and sell Hawaii-made products at the Autumn 2023 Tokyo International Gift Show.

In another first for Hawaii’s Foreign-Trade Zone program, Par Hawaii is the first refinery in the nation authorized to use renewable feedstock to produce renewable fuels under Foreign-Trade Zone procedures.

According to preliminary visitor statistics released by DBEDT, a total of 900,800 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in March 2023, an increase of 14.2 percent from March 2022.

Agribusiness Development Corporation — The ADC board of directors and staff are deeply saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of James “Jimmy” Nakatani, executive director of the State Agribusiness Development Corporation.