Hawaii Business Environment & Lifestyle
Thousands of people from around the world come to Hawaii every year to get married, to spend one of the most important days of their life in this magical place. More than two million people come every year to visit.
So we know it’s a great place to visit, but:
Why Live and Work in Hawaii
When one talks to long time residents, they typically cite the following reasons:
- Pleasant weather year round
- Wonderful environment for raising a family
- Friendly people. laid back lifestyle... the spirit of aloha
- Spectacular scenic beauty and nature
- Non-stop outdoor and sporting activities
- Quality and diversity of cultural events
- Highest average life expectancy in the US
- Strong economy and low unemployment
- Many Business Opportunities in Hawaii
From: www.gohawaii.com, Hawaii’s official tourism site:
Hawaii is like no other place on earth.
Home to one of the world’s most active volcanoes and the world’s tallest sea mountain. Birthplace of surfing and the hula. Former seat of a royal kingdom. Hawaii is one of the youngest geological formations in the world and the youngest state of the union. But perhaps Hawaii’s most unique feature is its Aloha Spirit: the warmth of the people of Hawaii that wonderfully complements the Islands’ perfect temperatures.
There are primarily six major islands to visit in Hawaii: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Hawaii’s Big island. You’ll find each island has its own distinct personality and offers its own adventures, activities, and sightseeing opportunities. We invite you to explore all of Hawaii to find the unique island experience for you.
To help you reach your own conclusions, we've assembled below one of the Web's best collections of links about the quality of life and business environment in Hawaii.
Other Online Guides to Hawaii
Frommer's online guide, including numerous "best of" lists (e.g., best beaches, best restaurants.)
www.frommers.com/destinations/Hawaii
Lonely Planet's online guide
www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/north_america/Hawaii
Hawaii Business Environment
The following is from www.enterprisehonolulu.com
While written about Honolulu, most of the advantages apply statewide.
Why Honolulu?
Over the past decade, Honolulu has made significant advancements in developing its private technology sector. Specific reasons why companies choose Honolulu are as diverse as the businesses in themselves. However, some of the most profusely declared reasons include:
Location Advantage
Honolulu's strategic mid-pacific location allows shorter air travel distance to US mainland and Asia. This reason alone makes assembling meetings and conventions easier. The location advantage has also led to the attraction of global talent...more
Time Zone Advantage
Honolulu's central position between Time Zones allows communication with cities from Sydney and Tokyo to Los Angeles and New York during the same business day...more
Cosmopolitan Society
Honolulu is home to a multicultural and multilingual population. The state of Hawaii is ranked 5th for having the maximum number of mixed race population, 5th for speaking a language other than English and 12th for percentage of population having a bachelor's degree or higher. The state is also ranked 10th in US for workforce education...more
Communication Hub
Honolulu is at the very hub of a phenomenal web of high-speed networks that connect the U.S. Mainland and Canada to Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia / Singapore and Australia / New Zealand. Honolulu is ranked the No.1 Digital City in the U.S....more
Quality of Life
Honolulu offers an unsurpassed quality of life. Our business community considers its quality of life to be an excellent asset for attracting and retaining quality workforce and businesses. "Economic Intelligence" ranks Hawaii #1 for Favorable Climate, Good Housing, Low Crime Rate, Healthiest population and Abundant Recreational Activities...more
Capital Availability
Businesses in Honolulu benefit from various federal, state, venture capital and angel funds...more
Incentives
Honolulu offers businesses a comprehensive portfolio of competitive incentives. Apart from tax cuts, businesses benefit from Enterprise Zones, Foreign Trade Zones, Act 221 Investment Tax Credit and Workforce Training Funds...
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Business & Technology Parks
Honolulu has world class business and technology parks to match your specific needs. Some of the leading facilities include Manoa Innovation Center, Mililani Technology, Kapolei Business Park, James Campbell Industrial Parks and Airport Industrial Park...
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Technology Capacity
Honolulu is home to a wide range of institutions that are exploring the forefront of technology. Businesses in Honolulu can also make use of the supercomputer in Maui...
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Convention Center
Hawaii is known as the ideal convention and conference center. Each year business, professional and governmental organizations take advantage of Honolulu's excellent location to hold their most important events here...
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Resources
English Language Education & Translation
Academia Language School provides high quality English and other language instruction to students from all over the world. Academia is the largest and most popular language school in Hawaii due to the quality of its instruction, its wide selection of classes, and the school's focus on helping each student design a custom program that meets their individual goals.
Academia can custom designs programs in all world languages for individuals, businesses and government agencies and can meet any translation or interpretation need.
