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Taking Charge of your Business

Hawaiʻi Small Business Development Center is hosting a workshop to #takechargeofyourbusiness. Register using this link:  https://clients.hisbdc.org/reg.aspx?mode=event&event=3430009. Event Name: Taking Charge of your BusinessDate: September 29th 2023Time: 8:45 AM – 3:30 PMLocation: Kauai Community College, Resource Learning Center, Room 130Agenda: Understanding Taxes, Financials, QuickBooks and Cybersecurity

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TAKE OUR CLIMATE ACTION STRATEGIES SURVEY

The County of Kauaʻi Planning Department is leading the Kauai Climate Adaption and Action Plan (KCAAP) and we need your input on key strategies and initiatives aimed to reduce the County’s greenhouse gas emissions and meet emissions reduction targets. The County’s General Plan policy is to reduce island wide GHG emissions by at least 80% by 2050…

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Hawaii’s State Office on Equality and Access to the Courts (OEAC) and Office of Language Access (OLA) to Host Community Engagement Meeting

OEAC is collaborating with OLA to find opportunities to build better relationships and connections with Pacific Islander communities and share information about services that could meaningfully benefit community members. This meeting will also give Pacific Islander communities an opportunity to share their ideas to help shape future interpreter training opportunities that are slated to commence in December.…

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I AM Weekend Workshop

I Am Weekend was an effort initially started by the Kauai Resilience Project partnering with the Small Business Development Center to encourage young adults of all types and interests to pursue their passion. It became a workshop about strengths, opportunities to fulfill needs, and tools to collaborate on an impact presentation. Speakers from the community will walk through…

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Kauai Economic Outlook Summary

The Economic Research Organization at the University of Hawaii (UHERO) put together an economic forecast using economic indicators. UHERO details tourism conditions and what could be expected with declining US markets. The full report can be found here: Kauai Economic Outlook SummaryPrepared by UHERO for the County of Kauai Here is a link to the…

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Hawai’i FoundHer Info Session, Sept. 21st

Hawai’i FoundHer is hosting an informational session for wāhine entrepreneurs on September 21st, at 5:30 PM. It will be held at Kauai Community College Business Education Building 3-1901. The informational session will talk about their program and the application process for their third cohort.

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Kekaha Road Brownfields Study

We have launched the official website for the Kekaha Road Brownfields Study, an initiative led by the County of Kauaʻi in collaboration with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This project aims to assess, evaluate, and revitalize brownfields along the Kekaha Road corridor, between Amakihi Road and Pueo Road, as a means to improve the…

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Small Biz Talks with Robbie Melton of HiSBDC

New topics are discussed every third Wednesday of the month at the Alakoko Shop where expert Robbie Melton from Hawaii SBDC offers free mentorship to those seeking advice on starting or growing their small business. You can sign up to attend a Small Biz Talk on eventbrite. See message from the Alakoko Shop below: “Do…

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Life’s Choices Accepting Proposals

Today Prosecuting Attorney Rebecca Like announced that the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Life’s Choices program will be accepting proposals for Adult and Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Abuse Community Program Grants for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 starting Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. The Request for Proposals is viewable on the Life’s Choices website…

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