Event Information
Mahalo for attending the workshop to lean about the programs, grants, and loan opportunities offered by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for Hawaiʻi businesses to grow and scale.
Business Development & Support Division <download presentation>
Jamie Lum, jamie.k.lum@hawaii.gov & Jason Ushijima, jason.s.ushijima@hawaii.gov
- Enterprise Zones
- Community-Based Economic Development (CBED) Loan program
- Hawaii State Trade Expansion Program (HiSTEP, Hawaii Made)
Hawaii Technology Development Corporation <download presentation>
Cindy Matsuki, cindy@htdc.org, Wayne Laguyan, wayne.layugan@hawaii.gov, & Wendy Oshiro, wendy@htdc.org
- Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
- Manufacturing Assistance Program (MAP) grant
- Hawaii Small Business Innovation Research (HSBIR) program
Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority <download presentation>
Gwen Yamamoto Lau, gwen.s.yamamotolau@hawaii.gov
- GEM$ Clean Energy Financing
- HI-CAP Collateral /Loans Program
- Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy and Resiliency (HI C-PACER) financing program
Hawaii State Energy Office <download presentation>
Eric Sippert, eric.n.sippert@hawaii.gov, Ionatana Tuitasi, ionatana.b.tuitasi@hawaii.gov, & Yvonee Hunter, yvonne.l.hunter@hawaii.gov
- Green Business Program
- eHale Energy Saver Rebates
- Training for Residential Energy Contractors
- Clean Energy Sector Partnership
Foreign Trade Zone No. 9 <download presentation>
Tsurumi Hamasu, tsurumi.hamasu@ftz9.org
- Import/export resources
- Duty and tax deferment
- Warehouse
Federal Resources:
U.S. Small Business Administration – https://www.sba.gov/disaster/
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- Mary Dale, Mary.Dale@sba.gov
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development <download presentation>
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- Lehuanani Angay, Lehuanani.Angay@usda.gov

