What's Being Discussed

Approving the meeting minutes from May 19, 2026 and July 28, 2026.
A proposed $75,000 loan to To Be Organics, LLC (dba To Be Hawaiʻi), a Maui-based natural personal care company. The funds would help the business upgrade manufacturing equipment and expand production capacity. A partner lender, Feed the Hunger Fund, would contribute another $75,000, bringing the total loan to $150,000. Loan terms would be 6 years at 5.5% interest.
Nominating and voting for a new Chairperson of the CBED Advisory Council.
Reviewing and potentially adopting an updated CBED EDA Revolving Loan Plan, which guides how the council manages and issues loans to community businesses.

Decisions Expected

Vote to approve previous meeting minutes.
Vote on whether to approve the $75,000 loan to To Be Hawaiʻi.
Vote to elect a new Chairperson for the council.
Vote to adopt the updated Revolving Loan Plan.

Who Should Pay Attention

Small business owners interested in state economic development loan programs.
Maui community members who support locally made, Hawaiʻi-sourced products.
Anyone interested in how state funds are lent to support community-based businesses.
People who want to provide public testimony on any of the agenda items — written testimony can be emailed to DBEDT.CBED@hawaii.gov.

The next meeting is scheduled for September 15, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.