BAC Overview/Services

Overview

The Business Action Center is committed to providing the best customer service possible while fulfilling our mission to encourage economic activitiy in Hawaii by:

1)  Providing assistance with entity formation and other business registration filings with the Department of Commerce & Consumer Affair’s Business Registration Division;

2)  Accepting permit and license applications and associated fees on behalf of   participating agencies;

3)  Providing comprehensive information on permits and licenses required for business activities in the state;

4)  Facilitating contacts between the applicant and state agencies with permit and license functions;

5)  Researching, compiling, and maintaining a file of state and federal laws and rules and county ordinances and rules applicable to the various  business activities for which permit and licences are required;

6)  Researching, compiling, and maintaining a file of various financial assistance programs available for business activites in the state;

7)  Encouraging and facilitating the cooperation and participation of federal and county government agencies in permit and license coordination;

8)  Promoting and publicizing the center's services to the public, and provide information on its services for inclusion in any public informational material for permits and licenses provided by a state agency;

9)  Making recommendations to state agencies for eliminating, consolidating, simplifying, expediting, or otherwise improving permit and license procedures affecting business activities;

10)  Adopting rules, procedures, instructions, and forms as are necessary to carry out the functions, powers, and duties of the center; and

11)  Accepting credit card payments and facsimile or digitized signatures for business permit, license, or registration filing fees, as authorized by the issuing agency.