State Launches New Program to Increase Access to Capital for Small Businesses
The Hawai‘i State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) today announced the launch of a new program to increase access to credit for small businesses and nonprofits statewide.
Vendor Applications Now Accepted for the 9th Annual Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival
The Maui Chamber of Commerce is now accepting Product Vendor and Food Truck Vendor Applications for the 2022 Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival (MIMCF).
State may loosen restrictions for ‘Made in Hawaiʻi’
The Made in Hawaiʻi brand is synonymous with many local products. But after sales dipped during the pandemic, the state is looking at ways to revitalize the Made in Hawaiʻi brand.
DBEDT Supports the Made in Hawaiʻi Festival, November 11-14, 2021
DBEDT is offering all Made in Hawaiʻi exhibitors a training session on Trade Show Exhibiting 101.
Inner City Capital Connections Now Recruiting for 2021-2022 Hawaiʻi Program
ICCC is a tuition-free program designed by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) to help small business owners in under-resourced communities survive the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and build capacity and resiliency for sustainable growth.
COVID EIDL Program Enhanced to Aid Small Businesses Challenged by Delta Variant
Increased Loan Cap to $2 Million, Expanded Use of Funds to Pay and Prepay Business Debt, Streamlined Review Processes, and Deferred Payments; First Approval and Disbursement of Loans of $500,000 or Less Also Introduced.
Hawaiʻi Joins Silver Jackets Program
he 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 State Office of Planning and Sustainable Development’s Coastal Zone Management Program will serve as the lead coordinating agency for the State.
Hawaiʻi Remote Work Pilot Project Work Opportunities
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.
Hawai‘i’s Unemployment Rate at 7.7 Percent in June
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.
DBEDT Bolsters Hawai‘i’s Defense Economy with New Projects
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.