Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

It is with profound sadness that Foreign-Trade Zone No. 9 and the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism announced the passing of Homer A. Maxey, Jr.

DBEDT, along with Amazon Web Services, the Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training, and the Hawaii Executive Collaborative’s Technology Readiness User Evaluation announced a new Cloud Computing Certification initiative for Hawaii’s residents.

Celebrating both the creative and business side of Theatre, Creative Lab Hawaii 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.