Kapa'a High School Wins First State Football Championship
Congratulations to Kapa’a High School for winning the Hawaii High School State Athletic Association Division II Football Championship! A parade through Kapa’a and ceremony to honor this amazing team!
Representative Nakamura on ThinkTech Hawaii
Rep. Nadine Nakamura was featured on ThinkTech Hawaii, a community talk show, with host Dennis Esaki on December 14, 2021. Listen to Rep. Nakamura discuss a number of issues the State is facing and the innovative plans to address them.
Help Build a Made in Hawaii Program That Supports Your Business
DBEDT is committed to delivering programs that support Hawaiʻi companies by creating opportunities to expand beyond our State to the U.S. continent and overseas markets like Japan. This year, the State Legislature passed legislation that establishes the Made In Hawaiʻi branding and promotion program to showcase (and protect?) the unique and authentic products created in Hawaiʻi, by local businesses.
We kindly request your participation in a survey to help us better understand the interest levels and breadth of businesses that can participate in the Made In Hawaiʻi program. Your responses will also help us understand business needs and develop criteria for participation in the program. This data will be kept confidential and will not be shared on an individual basis, but aggregated by county and product category.
Please help us by filling out this brief survey by the deadline of Monday, December 20, 2021. We may contact you in the future for further discussions.
Despite the incredible challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, you have shown determined resilience in pivoting to e-commerce platforms, staying engaged with consumers and delivering great Hawaiʻi-made products to your customers. We applaud your resilience and dedication and look forward to supporting you.
Mahalo for your participation!
Made In Hawaiʻi Program Team
https://invest.hawaii.gov/made-in-hawaii/
Business Development & Support Division
Dept. of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT)
HiStep-IH: E-Commerce and Digital Marketing Assistance Program
Evening of Oct. 15 Marks Completion of Emergency Construction Phase at Hanalei Hill
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Kauai motorists that Friday, Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m. will mark the completion of the emergency construction phase for Kuhio Highway (Route 560) at mile marker 1 (“Hanalei Hill”). At the end of the construction workday on Oct. 15 Kuhio Highway at Hanalei Hill will be open to two-way traffic.
Since March landslide response and emergency work has included the installation of over 500 soil nails as a preventive measure in improving slope stability, road reconstruction and resurfacing, and clearing over 80,000 tons of debris. This phase of construction also involved concrete work to stabilize a drainage tunnel located midslope. The second phase of the project, currently in the design stage, is anticipated to begin in early 2022. Phase two work will focus on further stabilization of the lower portion of the slope, hillside drainage improvements, as well as safety and sustainability efforts to protect residents and restore the area landscape.
HDOT values the resolve of the Hanalei, Wainiha, and Haena communities during this extensive phase of construction. We will continue to update on the Hanalei Hill landslide project throughout the interim period and into early 2022 as Phase two ramps up at https://hidot.hawaii.gov/2021-hanalei-hill-landslide/.
