Governor Neil Abercrombie and Richard Lim, Director of the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) met with a delegation from Fukushima, Japan, led by Governor Yuhei Sato. Governor Sato extended much appreciation to Governor Abercrombie for the State of Hawaii’s kind message following the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. Hawaii ...
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At the 11th hour, with the federal budget crisis finally handled and the 16-day federal government shutdown ended, DBEDT and it’s partner, the Hawaii Pacific Export Council, were able to go on with the Japan Market Briefing as planned. The event had already been postponed once due to the shutdown. Hawaii companies who previously participated ...
Read More The Show Must Go On!
As part of the “Buy Hawaii, Give Aloha” initiative, the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) was pleased to partner with the American Logistics Association (ALA) Hawaii Chapter on the 2013 ALA Conference and Local Vendor Food Show held on October 16, 2013. Nearly 70 Hawaii businesses, manufacturers and distributors participated in this ...
Read More Sharing Aloha at the Commissaries
Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) co-hosted the Small Business Fair, “Launch Your Dreams into Reality” on Saturday, October 12 from 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Chaminade University’s Henry Hall in Honolulu. More than 200 small business owners and entrepreneurs attended the free one-day event featuring 23 business-related workshops and one-on-one business ...
Read More Small Business and Entrepreneurship are alive and well in Hawaii-nei!
The official kick-off of the inaugural Hawaii Fashion Month took place Tuesday night, October 1, at Ward Centers. This red carpet event featured new designs from Akihiko Izukura — a world-renowned natural fiber and textile artist who descends from a prestigious line of master silk weavers for the imperial family of Japan — were unveiled ...
Read More Hawaii Fashion Month Kicks Off With Style
DBEDT’s sponsorship of the Governor’s Fashion Awards (GFA) on October 30 is the closing Signature Event of the inaugural Hawaii Fashion Month. With more than 300 guests from the fashion and business community, including HFM’s major sponsors and partners, it is a singular opportunity to celebrate and connect with the many faces that shape Hawaii ...
Read More Governor’s Fashion Awards Coming October 30