The state of Hawaii's Dept. of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) is a massive organization that few people are knowledgable about. In today's episode of Hawaii Matters, we talk to the top two at DBEDT to find out what they do and how they help Hawaii's businesses and industries. Our guests are James Tokioka (Director) and Dane Wicker (Deputy Director). In addition to the basics of DBEDT, we delve into the tourism and film industries. We learn about some of DBEDT's activities in these two important sectors of Hawaii's economy. Michael T is your host.