Business Development and Support Division

By Maui Now, Posted September 15, 2015. Earlier this month, a select group of 50 businesses from Hawaiʻi participated in the 2015 Tokyo International Gift Show, a wholesale event held at the Big Sight Exhibition Hall. TIGS is the largest international trade show in Japan, drawing over 200,000 domestic and international buyers over the three-day period. ...
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Windward Community College has partnered with the State of Hawaii Ag Advisory Board and Dept. of Labor’s Workforce Development Division to offer specialized training and support to Oahu ag farmers, entrepreneurs and businesses. This course is for individuals interested in starting or have recently started an ag business (growing crops, value-added, CSA) to create an ...
Read More 0 Tuition Waiver Offered for “Creating and Sustaining an Ag Business in Hawaii” Course

For the second year in a row, the State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) has sponsored the Pikake Room at the annual Made In Hawaii Festival (MIHF). Held at the Neal Blaisdell Center, this year’s 21st annual Festival attracted a record-breaking 45,000 visitors over the 3-day span of August 21 – 23, ...
Read More DBEDT’s 2nd Year in Pikake Room Delivers Results for New Businesses

                The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Rural 
Development is hosting a Public Private Partnership Meeting. The focus 
of this two-day meeting will be on public-private partnerships for rural 
communities.
 The morning of Day One will focus on Lender’s Training. This will be 
a discussion ...
Read More USDA Rural Development Hosts Public Private Partnership Meeting, September 22 & 23 – Free of Charge

The Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) is once again hosting the Hawaii Pavilion at the Tokyo International Gift Show from September 2 – 4, 2015, at the International Exhibition Center, Tokyo Big Sight. These photos were just taken at the Show’s opening, with more to come.         Feedback Form ...
Read More Photos of DBEDT’s Hawaii Pavilion at Tokyo International Gift Show

By Erika Engle, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Posted: 1:30 a.m. HST, Sep 2, 2015 It would be fair to say that many, if not most, Made in Hawaii Festival vendors largely have been cooling their heels since the Statehood Day weekend event at Blaisdell Center, but for some there has been almost no rest. From the largest ...
Read More Isle vendors exhibit wares to buyers from across Asia