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Seminar and trade show spaces are limited so please register as early as possible. Final acceptance for participation is subject to DBEDT approval.

HiSTEP 2025: US Commercial Service & American Chambers of Commerce – Excellent Export Resources
Thursday, May 29, 2025, 3:00pm to 4:00pm, Hawaii Time (Virtual Session)

Exporting to Taiwan from Hawaii
Thursday, August 25, 2024, 3:00PM – 4:00PM HST (Virtual Session)

The 2024 Hawaiʻi AI & Cloud Innovation Summit
The event will be Hawaii’s most extensive and comprehensive AI and Cloud conference.

DBEDT Encourages Hawaiʻi Small Business To Complete Federal Reserve’s 2024 Small Business Credit Survey
Small Businesses Are Vital to the U.S. Economy, Yet Comprehensive Data on Their Financing Needs and Challenges Remain Scarce.

13th Annual Hawaiʻi Small Business Fair Returns to Empower Local Entrepreneuers on September 28
While the Fair is Free to Attend, Space in Each Class is Limited and Registration is Required by September 25, 2024.

SBA Awards Cyber Assistance Grant to DBEDT
DBEDT Has Been Awarded a $936,000 Grant From the U.S. Small Business Administration Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program.

Hawai‘i-Philippines Sister Province Symposium Coming to Honolulu
HONOLULU – The State of Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), in partnership with the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaiʻi (FCCH), will

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.