Current Initiatives
THG wants to raise the bar for government service. Modernization of services within and across state government requires the support and cooperation of everyone, at all levels of state government.
THG has set three ambitious goals for 2025:
Support the State's executive leaders by advising on critical government modernization initiatives
Strengthen the State's capability and capacity to effectively execute government modernization through workforce development
Educate, build, and mobilize the community to maximize support for technology-enabled progress across the State
Executive Advisory
THG serves in an advisory capacity on the leadership committee of the Enterprise Financial System (EFS) project, the State’s largest business transformation initiative that involves replacing the State’s 55-year-old legacy system. THG is also a member of the Project Advisory Committee for the Unemployment Insurance Modernization Initiative, another legacy system replacement project launched by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Additionally, THG serves on the State IT Steering Committee, which reviews and advises on major IT initiatives including IT consolidation, IT strategic planning, major IT projects, and associated policies and practices such as IT procurement and independent verification and validation (IV&V).
Workforce Development
THG collaborated with the State CIO, Hawaii Leadership Forum, and industry partners to pilot an IT Leadership Program in the summer of 2025, with an initial cohort comprised of senior leaders from the Office of Enterprise Technology Services (OETS). In 2026, the IT Leadership Program will focus on modernization initiatives such as the EFS project to create high-performing “fusion teams”— i.e., cross-functional, inter-departmental teams that include IT, program, and business-oriented staff. THG also supports other efforts to evolve and progress the State’s workforce, such as modernizing IT position classifications and compensation as described in the State IT Strategic Plan and IT Consolidation Reports.
Fostering Community
THG regularly highlights information relevant to government modernization through social media, including posts on newsworthy topics relating to public sector technology. Through its newsletters, THG additionally features more in-depth stories related to government events and projects, plus retrospectives on historical events that shaped the current IT environment. THG also weighs in on relevant trends and hot topics to provide context for readers from an independent, objective perspective. THG furthers its community involvement through participation with the TRUE Initiative, which includes public, private, and nonprofit stakeholders, to help create tech jobs in Hawaii. Additionally, THG has co-sponsored digital government summits and other networking events to promote connections and collaboration among the Hawaii IT community.