Christine Sakuda, who's been advocating for Hawaii's IT modernization from a nonprofit, will now lead technology initiatives from within the state government.

Newly passed legislation would have Hawaii's top technology official reporting to the state comptroller and create a new IT steering committee.

After an extensive career, including four years as Hawaii's top information technology official, state Chief Information Officer Doug Murdock has retired.

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said his state is the first in the nation to deploy a new type of wildfire sensor that includes solar power.

Hawaii Chief Data Officer Rebecca Cai said data governance goes "hand in hand" with generative AI, a technology the state's planning to use.

Hawaii's transportation department contracted Aurigo Software to help it manage and track $1.4 billion in capital projects next year.

Legislation to advance IT consolidation and the state's use of data could mean a big leap for IT in Hawaii as the governor's term winds down.

Honolulu CIO Mark Wong claims an audit of his agency's IT modernization efforts misrepresents the city's successful technology projects over the past eight years.

Officials said the pass will help support the economy as case levels and tourism surge on the islands.

Earlier estimates targeted a summer launch, but officials said they still don't know when the tool might be ready.