E-Commerce Conference Featuring Amazon and Shopify

More Than 250 Attendees Gathered at the Ala Moana Hotel for the First-ever “Made in Hawaiʻi Presents: Your Future in E-commerce” Conference
Kubota Establishes Japanese-Rice Importing, Milling, and Sales Company in Hawaiʻi

The company will start to import, mill, and sell Japanese rice in Hawaiʻi from the spring of 2024.
‘Tis the Season to Support Local

Celebrate the Holidays by Purchasing Locally Made Products
DBEDT Encourages Hawaiʻi Small Businesses to Complete Annual Fed Credit Survey

Data on Small Businesses is Limited—especially Data on How and Why Small Businesses Seek Financing.
Hawaiʻi Takes Flight at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport For Its First-Ever Hawaiʻi Pop-Up

The Aloha Market Powered by Mana Up is a 15-day Pop-up Shop Featuring More Than 40 Hawaiʻi Brands.
10th Made in Maui County Festival Boosts Small Businesses, Local Economy Following Fires

At the Hawaiian Airlines 10th Annual Made in Maui County Festival, Every Small Business Owner Has a Unique Story.
Funds Provided to Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival Exhibitors

Maui Small Businesses Hit by This Summer’s Wildfires Are Getting Financial Support to Participate in This Year’s Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival.
Department of Defense Awards $3.2 Million to DBEDT

Through the Grant Funding, DBEDT Will Establish a Military and Community Affairs Office.
Free Webinar Prepares Hawaiʻi Brands for 2024 Hankyu Hawaiʻi Fair

The Webinar is Free to Attend, but Registration is Required by 5:00 P.M. On Friday, October 13, 2023.
Small Business Resource Seminars Held for Maui, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island

Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), and Innovate Hawaiʻi/HTDC Recently Held Small Business Resource Seminars on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island and an on-line Session for Maui.