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Hawaiʻi Joins Silver Jackets Program

Posted on Aug 27, 2021 in News

The State of Hawaiʻi has partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a Hawaiʻi Silver Jackets Interagency Collaboration Team under the State’s Hawaiʻi Ocean Resources Management Plan (ORMP).

The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) announced the release of a new website that consolidates programs for residents seeking remote work opportunities and employers looking to hire Hawai‘i residents for remote work. This new website provides residents with direct links to partners of the Hawai‘i Remote Work Pilot Project and the local American Job Center (AJC). Registering on this site sends an automated message that notifies the AJC that Hawai‘i residents are interested in remote work opportunities in their county of residence.

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BDSD Showcased in OER Webinar

Posted on Aug 6, 2021 in News

August 5, 2021 – The Business Development & Support Division (BDSD) collaborated today with the Office of Economic Revitalization (OER) of the City & County of Honolulu to hold a webinar introducing BDSD’s latest programs businesses’ seeking economic recovery. The video recording of the webinar can be viewed at https://facebook.com/oneoahu. The topics covered include (with links ...
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The Hawai‘i State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June was 7.7 percent compared to the revised rate of 8.0 percent in May.

The State of Hawai‘i’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) is pleased to announce three new projects that will focus on strengthening and growing Hawai‘i’s second largest economic driver – the defense sector. DBEDT has initiated contracts with the Military Affairs Council (MAC) of the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii and local tech company Referentia, through a grant by the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation for Phase III of its Hawaii Defense Economy (HDE) project. DBEDT also contracted CyberHawaii to support local companies with cybersecurity resilience.

The Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) has announced that the application deadline for the 2021 HiSTEP – Company Assistance program has been extended until September 30, 2021.

Amazon.com (USA) is just one of many different Amazon global marketplaces that can help you reach customers around the world. Join us for this first in a series of educational sessions. In this initial webinar, you will learn how easy it is to “Go Global” using the Amazon Global Seller Platform. We’ll explore three such marketplaces in Singapore, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. This webinar will help you think in a more global direction and consider how e-commerce marketplaces fit into your broader international sales strategy.

Presented by the County of Hawaiʻi, this series runs June 15, through July 27, 2021. Join us on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, for the first of four virtual Opportunity Zone (OZ) workshops hosted by the County of Hawai’i and featuring leading OZ experts:...

Get a refresher on some key branding fundamentals and let’s explore some of the pillars of organic marketing such as SEO and Social Media to learn how to turn followers into buyers.

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Business Check Up Series

Posted on May 17, 2021 in COVID-19, News

The Hawaii Pacific Islands District Office along with resource partners: Patsy T. Mink Center for Business & Leadership, Hawaii SBDC, VBOC and DBEDT Presents Business Check Up Series.

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