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Hawaii’s Internet Relies On Increasingly Tenuous Undersea Cables

Two of the three cables that Hawaii relies on to keep data flowing are nearing the end of their useful lives.


May 31, 2020 | Honolulu Civil Beat

Column: IT overhaul crucial to handling state funds

Hawaii expects to receive nearly $5 billion in sorely needed federal stimulus funds, thanks to the collective work of our congressional delegation, state leaders and advocates from every corner of the economy.


May 11, 2020 | Honolulu Star Advertiser

Hawaii Missed An Opportunity To Fix Its Benefits System Before COVID-19 Struck

Nearly a decade ago, as Hawaii climbed out of the Great Recession, some state officials sought to create an IT system that would make it easier to apply for government benefits — including unemployment insurance — during tough times.


May 10, 2020 | Honolulu Civil Beat

Med-QUEST: An Agency’s Transformed to Online Services

Kaua‘i County’s emergency proclamations are among the state’s most stringent. Of course, coronavirus caught much of the world and Hawai‘i off-guard.


May 6, 2020 | Hawaii Tribune Herald

How An Antiquated IT System Failed Thousands Of Hawaii’s Unemployed

The nearly quarter of a million unemployment insurance applications that Hawaii has received during the COVID-19 pandemic are being processed on a government mainframe that was installed in the early 1980s, back when Pac-Man was a cutting-edge video game.


May 5, 2020 | Honolulu Civil Beat