When the Legislature adjourned on May 4, it left unresolved some important decisions related to the state’s economic development. Among them was confirmation of a director for the agency tasked with advancing Hawaii’s economic interests.
After the Senate rejected his first choice, Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green nominated James Kunane Tokioka of Kauaʻi to serve as the Director of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.
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