DBEDT Resource Event - Kauai

​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