Why Honolulu?

Hawaii is home to a productive business community that thrives in the new economy. This website is designed to assist your site selection process, and help you discover the unique businesses advantages of locating your innovative business concept in this Aloha State. Please visit our business assistance page for a comprehensive listing of the services we offer, for your business relocation or expansion into our community.

Hawaii is actively pursuing an economic development strategy for diversifying the economy. The island of Oahu which is also home to Honolulu MSA is the most populated island in the state of Hawaii.

Honolulu offers your business a strategic mid-pacific location, tax incentives, and a productive bilingual multicultural workforce, along with a time zone advantage that provides overlapping work hours with your partners and customers in Asia and the U.S. mainland.

Hawaii has one of the most advanced telecommunication infrastructures in the world. Hawaii also has a growing entertainment and entrepreneurial community that benefits from the growing venture capital funds and competitive business incentives. Our globally acclaimed quality of life creates an environment that is conducive for innovation and entrepreneurial activity geared towards the new economy.

Enterprise Honolulu is a non-profit economic development organization funded by Oahu’s private sector. We are focused on attracting, retaining and growing businesses within the island of Oahu. We constantly strive towards improving Hawaii’s business climate and global competitiveness, in collaboration with the City and County of Honolulu, Department of Business Economic Development & Tourism, and the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce.