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4th Annual Hawaiʻi AI & Cloud Innovation Summit: Presented by Google
September 10, 2025, Hawaii Convention Center
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)
Fourth Annual Hawaiʻi AI & Cloud Innovation Summit Returns September 10
The Fourth Annual Hawai‘i AI and Cloud Innovation Summit will take place on September 10, 2025 at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center
DBEDT Named Official Government Partner of 2025 Made in Hawaiʻi Festival
Nearly 30 Local Entrepreneurs to Be Showcased in the “DBEDT Hawaiʻi Made Pavilion”
DBEDT Hosts Third Annual Hawaiʻi-made Conference for Island Manufacturers and Producers
DBEDT will host the third annual Hawaiʻi-Made Conference on Tuesday, May 20, at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center.
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.