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Causes: Economic Development, Urban & Community Economic Development

Mission: Oahu economic development board (oedb) is a non-profit, funded primarily by the private sector. The organization's efforts support a diversified economy on o'ahu by being a leading agent in the growth, retention and recruitment of businesses that offer quality jobs in hawaii. Oedb is also actively involved in infrastructure, planning and workforce development to build the foundation for a globally competitive, prosperous economy.

Programs: Hawai'i green growth is committed to building a more resilient and sustainable future for hawai'i. Hawai'i green growth serves as the backbone organization for the aloha+ challenge, and coordinates a broad stakeholder base to identify areas for statewide action on hawai'i's 2030 sustainability goals. The partnership honors a collaborative and integrated approach to achieve environmental, social, and economic prosperity for future generations. Hawaiian culture and values are the bedrock of the aloha+ challenge and hawai'i green growth, providing a trust-based framework to promote system-level change across hawai'i.

the mission of the business development program is to achieve healthy & prosperous economic sectors focusing on hawaii's needs and building upon our unique assets. This initiative included leadership engagement and development, trust building, community building and development for capacity building to increase jobs and wages into the future. The targeted sectors and programs included, comprehensive economic development strategy - contracted assistance with businesses, office of planning, state department of business, fiscal agent for the oahu prevent suicide task force and shade (sustainable, humanitarian, architecture and design for the earth).

the hawaii tourism authority contract involves conducting focus group discussions (workshops) on the philosophy and fundamentals of the aloha spirit in a manner that will allow participants to more fully appreciate hawai'i as a destination. The overriding goals of the workshops are to stimulate or connect participants with an understanding or appreciation of the aloha spirit and to obtain the participants' perspectives for purposes of the production and development of a destination video, focused primarily on sharing the deeper meaning and context surrounding aloha and hawaiian culture. The video will be used to create increased awareness of the hawaiian islands and to help stimulate incremental tourism by messaging hawai'i in a culturally innovative way.

other program service accomplishments include providing support to the city & county of honolulu, the comprehensive economic development strategy (ceds), new markets tax credit, fiscal agent for the hawaii east prevent suicide taskforce, hawaii west prevent suicide taskforce.
735 Bishop St Ste 424, Honolulu, HI 96813
808-521-3611
Economic Development
Honolulu
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