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US Sen. Mazie Hirono has joined fellow lawmakers in introducing the Veterans Member Business Loan Act, a bipartisan and bicameral bill aimed at exempting US veterans from the government-imposed lending cap, a federal limit restricting how much credit unions can lend to small businesses.

The Hawaiʻi Pacific Export Council, in partnership with key Maui business support organizations and Amazon, successfully hosted the Maui Business Resilience Summit at UH Maui College’s Pilina Building.

The US Small Business Administration has awarded the Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism $525,000 to continue the Hawaiʻi State Trade Expansion Program.

Since wildfires swept over the Island of Maui Aug. 8, more than $347.8 million in federal assistance has been approved for 7,090 households.

The US Small Business Administration acts as a vital source for low-interest disaster loans for Maui wildfire survivors, covering losses not fully compensated by insurance.

The deadline to apply for federal disaster assistance has been extended another 30 days, meaning homeowners and renters with uninsured or underinsured damage to their property from the Maui wildfires have until Saturday, Dec. 9, to apply.  This is also the deadline for Maui’s homeowners, renters and businesses to apply to the US Small Business Administration for a low-interest disaster loan for physical property damage.

The US Small Business Administration has announced a 6-month deferment period for Maui businesses affected by the Hawaii wildfires.

Two other Disaster Recovery Centers remain open, at the Lahaina Civic Center and the Maui College Community Services building, 310 W. Ka’ahumanu Ave. in Kahului.

The US Small Business Administration has launched a Business Resource and Assessment Center in Kīhei’s Maui Research and Technical Center, offering information and assistance for those looking to start, relaunch, or expand a small business.

Homeowners and renters who were affected by the Aug. 8 wildfires on Maui now have until Thursday, Nov. 9, to apply for federal disaster assistance from FEMA and submit an application for a disaster loan from the US Small Business Administration. 

The US Small Business Administration has partnered with the Hawaiʻi Small Business Development Center to open an SBA Business Recovery Center in Honolulu to provide a wide range of services to small businesses impacted by Maui wildfires that began Aug. 8. SBA representatives continue to be available at the Business Recovery Center in Kīhei to provide information on SBA disaster loans and business assistance on the dates and times indicated.

Nineteen companies throughout Hawaiʻi participated in the 5th cohort of preX, a free 4-week, online investment readiness and business scaling program.

The Business Development Series for small and minority-owned companies looking at government work is coming to Maui.

For businesses and residents affected by severe storms, flooding and landslides during the “Kona low” weather system that struck Hawai‘i Dec. 5-10, 2021, there are now low-interest disaster loans available from the US Small Business Administration.

The U.S. Small Business Administration launched a splash page for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application portal in anticipation of opening applications for the critical economic relief program on Thursday, April 8, 2021.

The US Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Treasury Department, announced today that the Paycheck Protection Program will re‑open the week of Jan. 11 for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers.

Sens. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Reps. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Ed Case (D-Hawaii) wrote to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and US Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza to request their coordinated assistance for Hawaiʻi’s small agricultural producers.

Small non-farm businesses in Maui County are now eligible to apply for low‑interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Hawai’i County residents with uninsured or underinsured damage or losses from the Kilauea eruptions and earthquakes have until Sept. 12 to register with FEMA for disaster assistance and to apply for a low-interest disaster loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Disaster assistance includes grants for rental assistance, home repairs and replacement, as well as […]

The US Small Business Administration has approved more than $5M in loans for Hawaiʻi businesses and residents impacted by the Kīlauea eruption and earthquakes.