Hawaii Pacific Export Council Blog HAWAII PACIFIC EXPORT COUNCIL EXPANDS TO HELP MORE COMPANIES EXPORT (Honolulu, HI) The U.S. Department of Commerce’s local U.S. Commercial Service office announced today that the Hawaii Pacific Export Council has expanded and diversified its membership to help more companies across Hawaii and the Western Pacific territories sell their products internationally. The Council now includes members from Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island, Guam, and the Northern Marianas. The expanded Council will now be able to reach more companies across the State of Hawaii and in Western U.S. Territories, allowing the Council to more effectively assist local small and medium sized businesses export their products and services overseas. The Hawaii Pacific Export Council is comprised of local business leaders appointed by the Secretary of Commerce to promote international market expansion within their local district. The organization’s mission is to promote U.S. Exports from Hawaii and the Pacific Islands region by 1) Supporting the activities of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Hawaii Pacific Export Assistance Center, 2) Counseling businesses in the exporting process and 3) Conducting trade education. To achieve local export success, the Council provides services utilizing each member’ s expertise to execute the organization’s mission and export objectives. For more than 30 years District Export Councils have served the United States by assisting companies within their districts to export their products and services internationally. District Export Councils began in 1973 when President Nixon directed the Secretary of Commerce to establish the District Export Council network throughout the United States to stimulate greater participation in the national export effort. The 56 Export Councils nationwide combine the expertise of more than 1,500 exporters and private and public export service providers throughout the United States. District Export Council members are volunteers that offer their time and expertise to local businesses in efforts to enhance the export progress of their local communities. The promotion of exports has continued to simulate our country’s economic growth and as a result created new higher-paying jobs within the various exporting communities. Consumers outside the United States represent 95% of the world’s population and 70% of the world’s purchasing power. Companies that export pay on average 15% higher wages and are 8.5% less likely to go out of business. |
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