FDI Directory · SelectUSA snapshot, February 2025
Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism
- Priority sectors
- 3
- Incentive programmes
- 0
- Shovel-ready sites
- 0
- Incubators
- 0
- Countries courted
- 4
Sectors it is courting
Investment it is seeking from
Programmes for international clean-energy projects
The Hawaii State Energy Office (SEO) provides an online Developer & Investor Center, a dynamic resource that informs users of contemporary issues facing renewable energy development in Hawaii today. The Center provides guidance on project permitting, local utility interconnection, Hawaii business registration, project financing and local incentives, local permitting consultants, and site acquisition in Hawaii. Go to https://energy.hawaii.gov/ for more information.
Additional services
The Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism's Business Development and Support Division (BDSD) serves as the first stop for investors looking to do business in the state. BDSD assists with information and direction, and facilitates introductions to appropriate government agencies and other resources that can help guide investors throughout the business investment process.
Investor account, as submitted
"Hawaii and its community welcomed us with open arms, with aloha, and we are thankful because Sun Noodle would not be here today." Mr. Hidehito Uki, Founder, Sun Noodle
Submitted by the economic development organisation, not independently verified.
Who to contact
- Mr. Dennis LingAdministrator, Business Development and Support Divisiondennis.t.ling@hawaii.gov(808) 587-2755
- Mr. Mark RitchieBusiness Support Program Managermark.j.ritchie@hawaii.gov(808) 587-2785
250 South Hotel Street, 5th Floor, Honolulu
What Hawaii did not submit
These headings exist in the federal questionnaire and this jurisdiction left them blank. Blank means unanswered, not zero — it is not evidence that there is nothing there.
- Incentive programmes
- Site-selection services
- Shovel-ready sites
- Incubators and accelerators
- University programmes
- Regional partner organisations
- Technology startup programmes
- Supply-chain projects sought
Source: SelectUSA FDI Database — U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. All profile text above is Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism's own submission, carried verbatim. Snapshot: February 2025. Programmes close, budgets change and people move on; confirm with the organisation before acting on anything here.