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

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