Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

Hawaii State Energy Office — Governor David Ige will present Hawaii Green Business Program awards to 35 businesses and organizations for their efforts to save energy, recycle and conserve water.

Hawaii Technology Development Corp. — Helping Hawaii companies further develop new technology products to solve critical issues within key industries, HTDC recently awarded $1.6 million in funding to 11 Hawaii-based companies.

Expanding industry access for Hawaii’s new media entrepreneurs, DBEDT's Creative Industries Division has chosen three finalists from its Creative Lab Hawaii Web-Series Immersive program to present their projects at VidCon 2019.

Small Business Regulatory Review Board — DBEDT's Small Business Regulatory Review Board (SBRRB) has announced its officers for fiscal year 2019 to 2020.

Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems — PISCES Women’s STARS (STEM Aerospace Research Scholars) Program has received $15,000 in supplemental funding awards to encourage and support Hawaii’s young women in STEM this summer.

Hawaii State Energy Office — HSEO has completed a study analyzing alternative models for utility ownership and regulation in Hawaii.

Creative Lab Hawaii has announced the industry mentors and CLH fellows chosen for its competitive 2019 Immersive programs designed for screenwriters, motion picture producers and web-series developers.

Hawaii State Energy Office — The Hawaii State Energy Office will host a public briefing to present the findings of a study requested by the Legislature to analyze the costs and benefits various models of utility ownership and regulation in Hawaii.

Hawaii Technology Development Corp. — HTDC announced today that its Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies program recently awarded an $8.3 million contract for first of a series of microgrids at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Hawaii Technology Development Corp. — The public is invited to view a demonstration of how collaborative robots are used in industry during a free event sponsored by HTDC's Innovate Hawaii program and the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii.