© 2025 Hawaiʻi Public Radio

Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

The House has voted to eliminate previously approved funding to public media. Here's what happens next, and how you can help protect HPR and all public media.

International Students Continue To Fuel State's Economy

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Catherine Cruz

Published December 3, 2018 at 2:50 PM HST

A new study recently released by the Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism shows International students help to contribute close to a billion dollars to our state coffers.

Dennis Ling, the administrator for the department’s Development and Support Division talks about this bright spot on our horizon.

Tags

DBEDT international studentshpr newshawaii tourism international

Catherine Cruz

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

See stories by Catherine Cruz

Related Stories

Local News

DBEDT forecasts a downturn in Hawaiʻi's economy, but not a recession

Mark Ladao

The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism released its most recent forecast on Hawaii’s economy, highlighting the volatility of federal-level actions, a lagging tourism industry and inflation as the drivers of the worsening economy.
The Conversation

DBEDT to lead restoration efforts of Waikīkī's dwindling shoreline

Catherine Cruz

The long-term response to the Waikīkī Beach erosion is being put at the doorstep of the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. The Conversation talked to Mary Alice Evans, who heads the Office of State Planning and represents DBEDT as it takes the lead on the long-term fixes and the Waikīkī resiliency plan.