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DBEDT to sponsor Made in Hawaiʻi Festival, showcase 28 local businesses in Hawaiʻi Made Pavilion

The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism will again serve as the official government sponsor of the Made in Hawaiʻi Festival, now in its 32nd year, runni...

Hawaiʻi Begins $30.7 Million BEAD Broadband Buildout

Once envisioned at $95 million, the buildout will now reach the same locations for a third that cost.

Hawaiʻi begins $150M broadband expansion for underserved communities

The Office of the Governor and the University of Hawaiʻi have launched a $149.5-million federal BEAD project in partnership with Hawaiian Telcom to provide fiber-optic internet ac...

Maui County unemployment rises to 3.2% in June as statewide job losses continue

Maui County's unemployment rate rose to 3.2% in June, up from 2.5% in May, according to not-seasonally adjusted figures released Monday by the state Department of Business, Economi...

5 Questions: Dane Wicker, Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism deputy director

How is the state Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) addressing Hawaii’s food security challenges?

More than 800 vendor booths expected to be featured at 32nd annual Made in Hawaiʻi Festival

Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism again is the official government sponsor for the business festival from Aug. 20-23 at Hawaiʻi Convention Center i...

FEMA reviews Hawaii Covid funding in wake of corruption investigation, PUC rejects HECO power plant proposal, Hawaiian T...

FEMA reviews Hawaii’s COVID funding after Sylvia Luke indictment. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reviewing FEMA-­funded COVID-19 work that has been tied to the public c...

Hawaiʻi State FCU elects Darcy Endo-Omoto to its Board of Directors

Hawaii State Federal Credit Union (Hawaii State FCU) announced that Darcy Endo-Omoto, vice president and executive advisor to the CEO at Hawaiian Electric Industries and Hawaiian E...

DGBAS raises economic outlook

Honolulu Office of Economic Revitalization shutters

The Honolulu Office of Economic Revitalization formally ceased operations Friday, ending six years of city-led economic development on Oahu. But the months-long battle between Mayo...

Statewide job, industry forecast in Hawaiʻi through 2034: What to know

New projections for statewide employment provided insight into the trends expected to carry through 2034. Here's what to know.

Report shows Maui housing gains while jobs and incomes lag

Three years after devastating wildfires swept through Maui, the island’s recovery is showing meaningful progress in housing — but economic challenges, including weak employment and...

Land Board set to rule Friday on aquarium fish harvesting, 6 in 10 lost power during Hurricane Lala, UH secures $647.3M...

Keep wild reef fish in their Hawaiʻi homes or return to removing hundreds of thousands of them? The Hawaiʻi Board of Land and Natural Resources on Aug. 28 will make a critical choi...

Hawaiʻi July unemployment rate at 2.7%

Maui CountyК»s non seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July 2026 was 2.8%, down from the 3.2% rate reported a month earlier, and up from the 2.4% rate reported at the same tim...

Maui Council committee recommends passage of property transparency bill, updated on TAT collection system

The Maui County Council's Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee unanimously advanced a bill Tuesday requiring greater transparency in county land use, while also recei...

Office of Economic Revitalization slated to close following City Council budget decision

The City and County of Honolulu Office of Economic Revitalization, also known as OER, will soon shut its doors for good.

Don't fall prey to door-to-door solar scams: DBEDT

Hawaii state officials warned residents against solar sales representatives making misleading claims about free state programs and contractor availability.

Visitor spending, arrivals increase slightly for June compared with a year ago

Preliminary state statistics show total visitor spending in June was $1.98 billion, a 0.6% increase from June last year, with 858,577 total visitors last month, up 0.2% compared wi...

State reimagines Hilos Banyan Drive bayfront resort district

State reimagines Hilos Banyan Drive bayfront resort district

Hawaii facing ‘sluggish’ job growth through 2034

Hawaii residents entering, or shifting within, the local labor force over the next several years are expected to have good opportunities but not as many as previously forecast, acc...

New DMAPs for Big Island, Kaua‘i, Maui County and O‘ahu focus on hotspots under strain

Maui’s plan prioritized a coordinated approach to the HÄna Highway in East Maui, including community-led stewardship at KeÊ»anae Peninsula shaped by local and generationa...

DOCARE request draws questions about ICE at land board meeting

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement was authorized Friday to enter into memoranda of agreement regarding the tempo...

Off the news: Hawaii employment is growing, meagerly

Employment in the U.S. is holding stable, if slightly lower, the federal Labor Department reported Tuesday — though economists forecast more woes ahead, as sky-high oil pricing add...

Hawaiʻi to receive $18.5M to fund grid resilience and hazard mitigation projects

The Hawaiʻi State Energy Office, in partnership with Hawaiian Electric  and the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency, has secured $18.5 million in federal funding to support $25...