News

Oct 19, 2020

Enhancing workforce development is the starting point, according to a report from the Hawaiʻi Executive Collaborative, which is based on input from almost 200 people.

Oct 18, 2020

COVID-19 has only widened the gap of economic inequality in our state and exposed our vulnerabilities as an island economy dependent on tourism.

Oct 14, 2020

A new multi-sector partnership is working to craft a roadmap for Hawaii’s economic recovery ― and get tens of thousands of Hawaii residents back to work.

Oct 05, 2020

We are looking ahead to next week, Oct. 15, when we enter a new phase of our economic recovery due to the global pandemic crisis. Visitors to the Islands will be able to bypass the 14-day quarantine under a new pre-travel COVID-19 test program.

Sep 28, 2020

The University of Hawaii will announce today a new program to train unemployed workers with new job skills. The program, called Oahu Back To Work, is funded by CARES Act money from the City & County of Honolulu and is free for participants.

Sep 17, 2020

The economic hardship felt by our communities due to COVID-19 is severe. Leaders now have the opportunity to take collective action to spur economic recovery, provide career pathways for economic advancement, and ensure there are qualified Hawaiʻi applicants for all job openings.

Sep 16, 2020

The economic hardship felt by our communities due to COVID-19 is severe. Leaders now have the opportunity to take collective action to spur economic recovery, provide career pathways for economic advancement, and ensure there are qualified Hawaiʻi applicants for all job openings.

May 27, 2020

There's a new scholarship fund to support this year's graduating high school seniors whose school year was cut short. First Hawaiian Bank and Hawaii Community Foundation pitched in $1 million dollars each to start the "Stronger Together Hawaii Scholarship Fund."

Apr 24, 2020

The KizunAloha coalition, composed of more than 20 companies, government agencies and nonprofits based in Hawaii and Japan, today unveiled a communications campaign designed to support future economic recovery efforts by engaging the Japanese market during the coronavirus pandemic.

Feb 23, 2020

Leading economists at UHERO (University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization) and the state DBEDT (Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism) have forecast Hawaii’s economic growth over the next three years as falling to 1% or less annually.