Hawaii Business Resources

Use the links in this section to discover the advantages and existing resources the State has to offer prospective entrepreneurs and business owners for exploring the potential of starting a business venture in Hawaii.




• Regulations, Licensing & Permits
  Hawaii's Simple Business Registration Process
• Find Markets & Opportunities
• Investing & Partnering
• Tax Structure
• Build a Competitive Business
• Patents, Copyrights & Trademarks
• Moving to E-commerce
• Small Business Information
• Hawaii Enterprise Zone Partnership

Government Resources:

• United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Inventions- American Society of Inventors (ASI)
• Small Business Administration: Franchise Information
• Inc. Magazine
• Legal and regulatory information for America's small businesses
• IRS e-News for Small Businesses
• US Small Business Administration
• Internal Revenue Service

 Information for Businesses and non profits in Hawaii:

• County Market Profiles
• Taxes
• Business Relocation & Expansion
• Human Resources
• Marketing Resources
• Small Business Assistance Programs
• Other Business Resources
• Community Based Economic Development
  Development Grants for Non-Profits

Business Action Center
1130 N. Nimitz Highway, Suite A-220
Honolulu, HI 96817
Ph: (808) 586-2545

Better Business Bureau
1132 Bishop Street, Suite 1507
Honolulu, HI 96813
Ph: (808) 536-6956
 
Business Research Library
(research/statistics/market data)
590 Lipoa Parkway, Suite 136
Kihei, HI 96753
Ph: (800) 509-3100 (Hawaii only)
(808) 875-2400 General

Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
No. 1 Capitol District
250 South Hotel, 4th & 5th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
Ph: (808) 586-2406 Recorded Info
Ph: (808) 586-2423 Staff Info

Hawaii Women’s Business Center
1041 Nuuanu Ave., Suite A
Honolulu, HI 96817
Ph: (808) 526-1001
 
Hawaii State Department of Labor
830 Punchbowl Street., Room 321
Honolulu, HI 96813
Ph: (808) 586-8842

State of Hawaii
Business Registration Division
Department and Commerce and Consumer Affairs
1010 Richards Street
Honolulu, HI 96813

Records of Business
Ph: (808) 587-3222

Complaints:
Ph: 808- 586-8653
 
U.S. Department of Commerce
Honolulu Export Assistance Center
521 Ala Moana Blvd. Suite 214
Honolulu, HI 96813
Ph: (808) 522-8040