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DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: DBEDT BOLSTERS HAWAI‘I’S DEFENSE ECONOMY WITH NEW PROJECTS
Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Latest News, Newsroom
HONOLULU – The State of Hawai‘i’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) is pleased to announce three new projects that will focus on strengthening and growing Hawai‘i’s second largest economic driver – the defense sector. DBEDT has initiated contracts with the Military Affairs Council (MAC) of the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii and local tech company Referentia, through a grant by the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation for Phase III of its Hawaii Defense Economy (HDE) project. DBEDT also contracted CyberHawaii to support local companies with cybersecurity resilience.
Former Hawaii Lawmaker Bob Nakata Dies At 80 - Honolulu Civil Beat
The Oahu pastor was also a community organizer well known for his advocacy of affordable housing. Reading time: 4 minutes.
The Rev. Bob Nakata, a former state legislator and activist, died Monday at a care home in Honolulu.
Nakata, 80, served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1983 to 1986 and in the state Senate from 1999 to 2002. He also served as the pastor at Kahaluu United Methodist Church from 1980 to 1989.
“Bob was a community organizer and he stood for social, economic and environmental justice in a strong and gentle way,” said Mike McCartney, who served with Nakata in the Legislature. “And when the community needed a friend, he was there for the people who could not help themselves.”
HONOLULU, HI – According to preliminary statistics released today by the Hawaii Tourism Authority, total visitor days for air and cruise visitors in September 2009 rose 4.8 percent from the same mon
HONOLULU, HI – According to preliminary statistics released today by the Hawaii Tourism Authority, total visitor days for air and cruise visitors in September 2009 rose 4.8 percent from the same month last year, boosted by a 7.2 percent growth in total arrivals by air and cruise ships to 494,376 visitors. The average length of stay by these visitors was 8.89 days, compared to 9.10 days in September 2008.
Despite the increases in arrivals, total visitor expenditure for September 2009 declined due to lower average daily spending by these visitors – US$171 per person, down from US$186 per person in September 2008. Total expenditure by air visitors in the month of September 2009 was US$737.1 million, a drop of US$22.7 million or 3 percent compared to last September.
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