Press Releases

HONOLULU – Bill Kumagai, seasoned strategy and information technology consultant with years of expertise in major enterprise-wide projects for local, state and federal government, has been named interim executive director of Transform Hawai‘i Government (THG).   THG is a non-partisan, nonprofit organization that supports Hawai‘i state government modernization initiatives. It was founded by the Omidyar Ohana … Read more

HONOLULU – Hawai’i state government has come a long way in modernizing its business services, but it still has a long way to go, according to a comprehensive assessment commissioned by Transform Hawai’i Government (THG), a non-partisan, nonprofit organization singularly focused on monitoring and supporting the state’s government modernization efforts. The report was recently presented to … Read more

HONOLULU – Managing the effective use of the hundreds of millions of dollars in federal relief funds that are being allocated to Hawai’i is no simple task. Transform Hawai’i Government (THG) and the Hawai’i Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations (HANO) are partnering to ensure government agencies that disburse these federal funds and nonprofit organizations that receive … Read more

Honolulu, Hawaii – The first-ever Hawaii Cloud Innovation Summit will deliver a thoughtfully curated line-up of world-class thought leaders, use cases and panel discussions to inspire Hawaii towards cloud transformation. The conference, complimentary to all registered attendees, will kick-off with an invite-only executive leadership breakfast attended by our top government and business leaders in the state, to discuss … Read more

Press release by the Office of Enterprise Technology HONOLULU – More than 140 people attended the Hawai’i Annual Code Challenge competition that was held virtually over the weekend. OverEasi, a team from the University of Hawai’i, took home the top prize of $4,000. The team proposed a solution for a challenge by NIC-Hawai’i, called COVID-19 Chatbot, … Read more

Press Release by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Kapolei, Oʻahu – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) has submitted five applications to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for unassigned spectrum in response to a Rural Tribal Priority Window that opened Monday, February 3, 2020 and closes on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Only federally recognized … Read more

Press Release by Office of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) HONOLULU ­- NIC Hawaii and the State of Hawaii Office of Enterprise Technology Services are pleased to announce the launch of the redesigned Hawaii.gov, portal.ehawaii.gov. Serving as the official website for the state, the site makes it easy for citizens to learn about and interact with Hawaii government, featuring … Read more

HONOLULU – Taiwan is widely recognized as a successful case study for both COVID-19 mitigation and governmental transparency. Much of that citizen-centric technological progress is attributed to Taiwan’s Digital Minister, Dr. Audrey Tang. Last week, Transform Hawaii Government’s (THG) Executive Director Christine Sakuda sat down with Minister Tang for a virtual, trans-Pacific interview. Following an early … Read more

Press Release by Office of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) HONOLULU –  The state recently launched a new digital time and leave system to create greater accuracy and efficiency in its payroll process.  The first group of employees transitioned to the new system in time for the June 5th pay day. Timesheets and leave requests are now transmitted … Read more

Press Release by Office of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) HONOLULU – As government offices begin to modify their operations to help slow the spread of COVID-19, those needing to conduct business can do so online.  From ordering birth certificates to license renewals, residents can find more than one hundred government services from various state, city and county … Read more