Serving Hawaii businesses
Many Hawaii businesses sell to very different audiences at once: residents on the islands and people far away, whether visitors planning a trip or mainland customers ordering island products. Dfeelings builds websites and Shopify stores and runs SEO, GEO, AEO and social media for Hawaii businesses. We are a remote team in Amman, Jordan, and we are upfront that the time difference is large.
Dfeelings serves businesses in Hawaii remotely from Amman, Jordan; we have no office or staff in the United States, and your proposal sets out how we communicate and report.
Dfeelings was founded in 2013 and builds websites, online stores and search programs from Amman, Jordan. For US clients we work remotely, so our case rests on how we work and what we can show.
Structure, copy, structured data and technical SEO are planned with the design, so pages do not need rebuilding later to be findable.
Pages are written and structured so AI assistants and answer engines can read, quote and attribute them, as well as rank in Google and Bing.
Standard Shopify themes, or a Next.js storefront connected to Shopify when a store needs more speed or flexibility.
Our Bekdash case study covers a US eCommerce business where store development ran together with SEO, GEO and content. Other case studies are labeled with their own market.
Every proposal lists deliverables, what you supply, and which costs are billed by third parties such as Shopify, hosts or ad platforms.
We work with US clients remotely. The proposal sets out how we communicate, how reviews and approvals happen, and who your point of contact is.
Hawaii's resident population has slipped, to an estimated 1,432,820 residents in July 2025, down 1.5% from the 2020 base. With a small home market that is not expanding, growth for many island businesses depends on customers who do not live here, from visitors before and during their trip to buyers on the mainland or abroad.
For visitor businesses, discovery happens weeks or months before arrival, through search, maps, social media and AI trip planners. Pages that answer planning questions honestly, with clear locations, seasons and policies, earn that early attention.
The state had 32,911 employer establishments in 2023, including 4,395 retail trade establishments and 3,464 professional, scientific and technical services establishments. In 2023, 85.6% of all employer establishments in Hawaii had fewer than 20 employees. With teams that small, a website that handles bookings, answers repeat questions and sells products while staff are busy is a practical help.
Hawaii had an estimated 1,432,820 residents on July 1, 2025, down 1.5% from the April 1, 2020 estimates base.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, retrieved October 28, 2026
Hawaii had 32,911 employer establishments with 520,043 paid employees in mid March 2023. Businesses without employees are not counted.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, retrieved October 28, 2026
85.6% of Hawaii employer establishments (28,159 of 32,911) had fewer than 20 employees in 2023.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, retrieved October 28, 2026
Hawaii had 4,395 retail trade establishments and 3,464 professional, scientific and technical services establishments in 2023.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, retrieved October 28, 2026
Website Design and Development
A business website that explains what you do, loads quickly on a phone and makes it easy to call, book or ask for a quote.
Request a website quoteShopify Store Development and Integration
Online stores on Shopify, from a clean theme setup to a custom Next.js storefront that uses Shopify for catalog, checkout and orders.
Request a Shopify quoteYour Shopify plan, any paid apps or themes, and payment processing fees are billed to you directly by Shopify and the relevant third parties, separate from Dfeelings fees.
SEO, GEO and AEO
SEO for Google and Bing rankings, GEO so generative AI tools can understand and cite your business, and AEO for direct answers to the questions buyers ask.
Request an SEO, GEO and AEO quoteNo agency controls Google, Bing or AI assistants, so we do not guarantee rankings, traffic or AI citations. We commit to the agreed work and report on what changes.
Sectors that matter to the Hawaii economy, what each one typically needs from its website and search presence, and which of our services fit.
Tour operators, activity providers and lodging businesses compete for travelers who plan from far away, so they need fast mobile pages, clear booking and cancellation information, and social content that shows the real experience.
Farms and island food brands selling to mainland customers need Shopify stores that explain origin, shipping times and packaging, plus social media that keeps past visitors buying after they fly home.
Contractors supporting military installations need credible capability pages and procurement contacts, while consumer businesses near bases benefit from local search visibility among military families.
Tech startups and professional firms often serve clients beyond the islands, so they need websites and content that build credibility at a distance, with clear services, examples and an easy way to book a consultation.
Hawaii does not have a conventional sales tax. It levies a General Excise Tax (GET) on the gross income of businesses, and short term rentals also pay a transient accommodations tax. The Department of Taxation says businesses outside Hawaii with economic nexus must register for a GET license. Because GET works differently from sales tax, check the Department's GET pages for current thresholds before you configure checkout. This is general information, not tax advice.
Hawaii levies a General Excise Tax on the gross income of businesses rather than a conventional sales tax, and businesses outside the state with economic nexus must register for a GET license.
Source: Hawaii Department of Taxation, retrieved October 28, 2026
This is general information from public sources, not tax or legal advice. Confirm your obligations with the state agency or a qualified adviser.
We price each project from a short brief, so you pay for the scope you need. Here is what moves the price and which costs other companies bill separately.
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| Service | Best for | What you receive | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website Design and Development | Businesses that need a credible site that turns visitors into inquiries | A launched website or landing page with SEO foundations | Project fee |
| Shopify Store Development and Integration | Brands and retailers selling products online | A launched Shopify store or Next.js storefront | Project fee |
| SEO, GEO and AEO | Businesses that want more search and AI visibility | Ongoing technical, content and entity work with reporting | Monthly fee |
| Social Media Management | Businesses that want a steady, managed social presence | A content calendar, published posts and reporting | Monthly fee, ad spend separate |
Our US example is Bekdash, an eCommerce business in the United States where we delivered website and store development with SEO, GEO and content. Other case studies come from Saudi Arabia, Canada and Jordan, each labeled with its market.
United States · eCommerce
Website and eCommerce development delivered together with SEO, GEO and content. Search Console organic clicks rose 23.4% in the last six months against the previous six.
Read the Bekdash case studySaudi Arabia · Industrial manufacturing · Arabic & English
Rebuilt from WordPress as a bilingual Next.js platform: 328 indexable URLs in six sitemaps, product and branch entities, llms.txt. Server response in a cold load lab test fell from 2.76 s to 0.49 s.
Read the Jawdah Industrial case studyCanada · Healthcare · English & Arabic
A bilingual clinic platform on Next.js with medical entity schema, one search intent per page and GA4 lead measurement. Mobile Lighthouse score on the English homepage rose from 46 to 64 in a lab test.
Read the Blue Diamond Medical case studyJordan · Our own bilingual platform
Arabic and English routes that respect each locale, a headless CMS, generated canonicals, hreflang and structured data, and signed publishing revalidation.
Read the Dfeelings.com case studyWe learn about your business, customers and goals from a short brief and conversation.
A written plan for structure, search priorities and success measures.
Key page layouts for your review, with review rounds as set out in the proposal.
We build against the approved designs and share progress as the proposal describes.
Checks on phones and desktops, forms, speed, metadata and structured data.
Go live, connect analytics and search consoles, and test forms and checkout.
Optional ongoing SEO, GEO, AEO or social work, reported as agreed in the proposal.
Businesses in Hawaii often work with partners and customers in nearby states.
Tell us what you sell, who you sell to and what is not working today. We will reply with questions or a written quote, or you can book a consultation.
Dfeelings serves businesses in Hawaii remotely from Amman, Jordan; we have no office or staff in the United States, and your proposal sets out how we communicate and report.
