DBEDT Resource Event – Kona

Learn about the programs and funding opportunities offered by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for Hawaii businesses to grow and scale.

• ​Business Development & Support Division (BDSD)
  • Jason Ushijima and Jamie Lum
    • Hawaii State Trade Expansion Program (HI-STEP)
    • Enterprise Zones
    • Community-Based Economic Development (CBED) Loan program
• Hawaii Technology Development Corporation (HTDC)
  • Wayne Layugan and Cindy Matsuki
    • Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
    • Manufacturing Assistance Program (MAP) grant
    • Hawaii Small Business Innovation Research (HSBIR) program
• Hawaii Green Infrastructure Agency (HGIA)
  • ​Gwen Yamamoto-Lau
    • GEM$ Clean Energy Financing
    • HI-CAP Collateral /Loans Program
    • ​Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy and Resiliency (HI C-PACER) financing program
• ​Foreign Trade Zone No. 9 (FTZ9)
  • Tsurumi Hamasu
    • ​Import/export resources
    • Duty and tax deferment
    • Warehouse
• Hawaii State Energy Office (HSEO)
  • ​Yvonne Hunter
    • ​Green Business Program
    • ​eHale Energy Saver Rebates
    • Training for Residential Energy Contractors
    • Clean Energy Sector Partnership