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Rep. Tokuda fights to protect Hawaiʻi lands, secures key priorities in annual Defense policy bill
Tokuda successfully blocked a provision to authorize unilateral condemnation by the Army of military training lands in Hawaiʻi. The congresswoman also secured key priorities brought forward by constituents during state-wide listening veterans’ sessions, such as expanding emergency disaster response and increasing funding for barracks maintenance.
State targets Japan tourism gap as Maui seeks big-spending visitors
Japanese visitors have been drawn more to Waikīkī than to Maui’s resorts, and a new state report calls for changing that by rebuilding and diversifying Japanese visitor demand.
Hawai‘i Awarded $764K to Study Military Impact on Economy
The defense industry is Hawai‘i’s #2 economic sector. This sector supports approximately 100,000 jobs, or 16.5% of Hawai‘i’s total jobs, across all islands.
Emerging Technologies, Government Contracting Focus of 2011 Small Business Forum
The 9th Annual Hawaii Small Business Forum, a “Washington to Waikiki” venue for small and large government contractors to mix with federal agency representatives, is happening this year on Friday, August 5th at the Japanese Cultural Center in Honolulu.
