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THE OVERVIEW OF THE 2015 FASHION IMMERSIVE MISSION The mission of the Creative Lab Fashion Immersive (CL/FI) is to identify creative entrepreneurs (fashion apparel and/or accessory designer) and provide up ...
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The Creative Industries Division (CID) is a proud sponsor on the KMF’s Hawai’i Songwriting Festival, June 11 – 13, 2015 at Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Hawaii. KMF’s Hawai’i Songwriting Festival is a celebration ...
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The Creative Industries Division at DBEDT is a co-sponsor of Soul Sessions™, a series of new broadcast and web/mobile music videos featuring up and coming local musicians that will bring ...
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  Hawaii’s Creative Industries Metrics The Creative Industries Division (CID) and DBEDT’s Research and Economic Analysis Division have tracked metrics in 13 key sectors of Hawaii’s Creative Economy. These metrics ...
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  2013 Creative Lab Writers Accelerator Josh Kim’s motion picture “How to Win At Checkers Every Time” is set to premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival.  Part of the State of ...
Read More Hawaii’s Creative Lab Writers Accelerator Alumni Josh Kim Lands Slot in Berlin International Film Festival “Panorama” Program

Creative Industries Division Co-sponsors Mentor Segments: Showcase Hawaii is Hawaii’s first and only home shopping television show.   Created and hosted by a husband and wife team, Wayne & Laurie Nunez, Showcase Hawaii features ...
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Pow Wow Hawaii Gets A Fresh Start

Posted on Jan 24, 2014 in News

If you take a step through Kakaako, the first thing that strikes you is the view of murals. So, why are the Pow Wow Hawaii organizers painting over them? That’s ...
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Entrepreneurs' Day at the Capitol

Entrepreneurs’ Day at the Capitol

Posted on Jan 23, 2014 in Main, News

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The Creative Industries Division supported an inaugural Hawaii presence at the American Made Show in Philadelphia, which took place from January 18-21, 2014.  The Hawaii Pavilion featured ten visual artists ...
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Developing Hawaii’s creative industries  has become an important economic development strategy. Hawaii’s cultural diversity, its Hawaiian host culture are brand differentiators, attracting millions of visitors to our destination, while supporting ...
Read More DBEDT Report Finds Hawaii’s Creative Industries Represent .9 Billion of Hawaii GDP