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Hawaii Business Research Guide
- Find Articles and Journals
- Find Dissertations and Books
- Dictionaries, Directories, Encyclopedia and Guides
- Gateways, Portals, Other Libraries
- Public Companies
- Accounting and Taxation
- Finance
- Economic Indicators
- Statistics
- Labor
- Entrepreneurship/Small Business
- Trade
- Real Estate
- Tourism
Business, Humanities and Social Sciences Reference Desk
Library Hours
Telephone: 808-956-7214
General E-mail Reference: emailref@hawaii.edu
Library contact for business
David Flynn / 808-956-2621 / david.flynn@hawaii.edu
Hamilton Library
2550 McCarthy Mall
Honolulu, HI 96822
Find Articles and Journals
ABI/INFORM Global
Licensed for UHM use only
The premier business and management database providing extensive coverage of North America and the world. Search nearly 1,800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Expanded international coverage. Fast access to information on 60,000 + companies with business and executive profiles. Now includes The Wall Street Journal.
Business Source Premier
Licensed for UHM use only
Full text for more than 2,300 serials, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Additional full text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.
Hawaii Business Magazine
Free web access
Oldest regional business magazine in the United States.
Hawaii Newspaper Index
Free web access
Index to the Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin from 1989 to present. The Index is a service of the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS). The Hawaii Newspaper Index can be searched by subject or by keyword(s).
Hawaii Pacific Journal Index
Free web access
Provides citations to articles in over 50 Hawaii or Pacific-focused serials including Hawaii Business, Island Business, Midweek, Guam Business News, Islands Business (Fiji) and Pacific Islands Monthly.
Honolulu Advertiser
Free web access
Read the news online or search the online editions back to October 1999.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Free web access
Read the news online or search the online editions back to August 1997.
Hospitality & Tourism Index
Licensed for UHM use only
Hospitality & Tourism Index is a bibliographic database covering scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. HTI will contain over 470,000 records from 500 publications. Coverage includes demographics and statistics, food and beverage management, hotel management and administration, leisure and business travel, market trends, and more.
LexisNexis Academic
Licensed for UHM use only
Provides full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications with a variety of flexible search options.
Pacific Business News
Free web access
Hawaii's weekly business paper offers the opportunity to view current issues and search their archives back to June 17, 1996. Registration required. Selected access.
The UHM Library subscribes to many journals in both paper and electronic formats. Use a database or index to locate articles. To find a specific journal title in electronic format, search the library's list of electronic journals. Use Hawaii Voyager to find paper (and some electronic) formats for specific journal titles. If you do not find the journal you are looking for, please ask for further assistance at a reference desk.
Find Dissertations and Books
Hawaii Voyager Library Catalog
Use the online catalog to find books, journals, dissertations, videos, more.
Dissertations and Theses
Licensed for UHM use only
Dissertations & Theses (PQD&T) includes bibliographic citations for the doctoral and master's work of authors from more than 1,000 graduate schools and universities dating back to 1861. More than 750,000 dissertations and theses from 1997 on have been digitized and are available for PDF download.
New Books at UHM Library
Interface for identifying new books. Can be limited by keyword and date range.
Dictionaries, Directories, Encyclopedias and Guides
Book of Lists (Pacific Business News Special Issue)
Hamilton Main HF5065 .H3 H28 f (Reference Desk Collection)
Factbook on the Cost of Living in Hawaii
Hamilton Main Reference HD6993 .H3 H39
Hawaii Business Directory
Hamilton Main Reference HF5065 .H3 H29
This Hawaii Product Went to Market
Hamilton Main Reference HD9007 .H3 T45
Top 250 Largest Companies in Hawaii - (Hawaii Business August issue)
Hamilton Main Reference HC101 .H3
Gateways, Portals, Other Libraries
DBEDT
Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism. Includes links to Economic Data & Reports, State of Hawaii Data Book and much more.
DBEDT Library
"Access to information and services available from other government sources in the State of Hawaii, nationally and internationally. 15,000 titles relating to business, government and economic development in the State of Hawaii with an emphasis on statistical information."
Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Research and Statistics Office
Information to help with research, business planning, job search and career decisions.
Hawaii Business Research Library
Provided by the Hawai‘i Small Business Development Center Network
Hawaiian Collection University of Hawaii at Manoa Library
Public Companies
Hawaii Public Companies
Yahoo's chart shows recent stock price and offers links to profiles and current news.
Hawaii Stocks
Honolulu Advertiser
Accounting and Taxation
AICPA States - Hawaii
Links to resources of interest to students of accounting.
CCH Internet Tax Research Network
Licensed for UHM use only
Select "State Tax " tab, then Hawaii.
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
Includes exam information and publications.
State of Hawaii Department of Taxation
Includes recent legislation and reports to the Governor.
Finance
Division of Financial Institutions, State of Hawaii
Provides list of state regulated financial institutions, reports, press releases and rulings.
Economic Indicators
Bank of Hawaii, Economics
"...reporting on economic conditions in Hawaii and the Pacific Region for more than 50 years...the premier source for analysis of economic and business trends in the State of Hawaii and the Pacific Region."
First Hawaiian Bank, Economic Forecasts
Current and archived releases.
University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO)
Forum for interaction among scholars, public policy makers and business leaders on economic matters. Gives analysis and forecasts for the economy both on a state and global level.
Enterprise Honolulu: The Business Climate of Paradise
Includes Economic Research & Information, Labor Force, Demographics, Targeted Sectors, etc.
Statistics
State of Hawaii Data Book
"...official summary of statistics on the social, economic, and political organization of our state." 2000-present.
State of Hawaii Census and Population (DBEDT)
Customized links to Hawaii profiles for American Community Survey, Economic Census and more.
Hawaii Community Profiles
Compiled by the Hawai`i Business Research Library (HBRL) from data at the U.S. Census Bureau: 2000 Summary File 1 (Profile of General Demographic Characteristics) and 2000 Summary File 3 (Profiles of Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics).
Native Hawaiian Databook
"...official summary of statistics on the social, economic, and political organization of our state...also includes resource lists for education, health, human services, and economic development, and GIS maps to illustrate the demographic distribution of the Native Hawaiian population in the state of Hawai'i."
American Factfinder (U.S. Census)
Includes data sets for decennial census and American Community Surveys.
Economic Census, Hawaii
Hawaii section for Economic Census. "The Economic Census profiles American business every 5 years, from the national to the local level."
Labor
Under revision
Entrepreneurship/Small Business
ReferenceUSA (U.S. Business Module)
Licensed for UHM use only
Database of over 14 million businesses allows you to search with 27 unique data elements. Searchable by geography, business type, number of employees, ownership, etc.
State of Small Business Hawaii
A collaboration of the Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network and the Hawaii Business Research Library this 12 page report examines the attitudes of small business owners and managers about current business conditions and their plans for the future.
State of Hawaii Small Business Profile
produced by the Office of Advocacy of the U. S. Small Business Administration
Small Business Hawaii
"...aims to foster job creation, reduce taxes, government regulations, and business costs, while promoting, educating, and effectively fighting for Hawaii's small business community."
Business Name Search
Business Registration Division of the Hawaii State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Basic data about Hawaii registered businesses. Date registered, officers, different filings on record, etc.
See also Additional Business Links
Trade
Under revision
Real Estate
Hawaii Real Estate Central
Current and historical Hawaii residential real estate news and data provided by the Honolulu Board of Realtors. Select " Housing Market Statistics" and "Market Press Releases."
Tourism
See Travel Industry Management Subject Guide
Last modified: April 29, 2008 (David Flynn david.flynn@hawaii.edu)