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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2017 HONOLULU – The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s (DBEDT) Creative Industries Division (CID) kicks off the start of its 2017 Creative ...
Read More CREATIVE LAB HAWAII ANNOUNCES THE START OF ITS 2017 PROGRAMS

Applications for 2017 Web-Series & Animation Immersives and Weekend Ideation Programs Being Accepted FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 16, 2017 HONOLULU – The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s (DBEDT) ...
Read More LOCAL TALENT FROM CREATIVE LAB HAWAII GET READY TO SHOW OFF THEIR IDEAS AT THE GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 21, 2016 HONOLULU — The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s (DBEDT) Creative Industries Division (CID) applauds web-series co-creator and executive producer, Dee McBride, a ...
Read More Creative Lab Hawaii – Web-Series Immersive Fellow, Dee McBride, Land Licensing Deal on her Web-Series, “Paradise Justice”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 1, 2016 HONOLULU — Award-winning Hawaii filmmaker Vilsoni (“Vili”) Hereniko is teaming up with Australian producer Trish Lake (“Early Winter”), and New Zealand producer Catherine Fitzgerald ...
Read More Creative Lab Hawaii – Producers Immersive Fellow, Vilsoni Hereniko, and His Motion-Picture, “Until the Dolphin Flies,” Lands Major Coproduction Deal

Applications for 2017 Immersive Programs Being Accepted FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 22, 2016 HONOLULU – The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s (DBEDT) Creative Industries Division (CID) applauds the ...
Read More CREATIVE LAB HAWAII PROGRAM ACCELERATES GROWTH FOR CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS AT AFM

WASHINGTON D.C., JULY 27 – 28, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2016 HONOLULU – The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) announced today that Georja Skinner, ...
Read More DBEDT’S CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AND CREATIVE LAB HAWAII TO SPEAK AT CREATIVE WORLD SUMMIT

During the 2015-2016 calendar year, the Creative Lab Hawaii Program (CLH Program) successfully executed and concluded the following 6 Program Tracks:  Fashion, Screenwriting, Producing, Web-Series Development, Mobile Game App Development, ...
Read More Wrap up for 2015 – 2016 Creative Lab Hawaii Program

Programs Accelerate Growth of Hawaii’s Creative Entrepreneurs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2016 HONOLULU – The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s (DBEDT) Creative Industries Division (CID) announces ...
Read More CREATIVE LAB HAWAII ANNOUNCES MUSIC IMMERSIVE PARTICIPANTS FOR SONGWRITING BOOT CAMP AND MENTORS

Programs Accelerate Growth of Hawaii’s Creative Entrepreneurs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2016 HONOLULU – The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s (DBEDT) Creative Industries Division (CID) announces ...
Read More CREATIVE LAB HAWAII ANNOUNCES PUBLIC PROGRAMS ON ANIMATION, BROADBAND/NEW MEDIA AND MOBILE GAME APPS

For Immediate Release: May 6, 2016 HONOLULU—The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) thanks the Hawaii State Legislature for showing broad support for the state’s innovation initiatives ...
Read More 2016 Legislature Approves Funding in Support of State Innovation Initiatives