Press Release

HONOLULU – The State of Hawai‘i mandatory interisland travel and health form can now be submitted online within 24 hours of flight departure. This upgrade adds efficiency to the passenger verification process, helps save travelers time and allows information to enter the...

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...

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...

HONOLULU - The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is leading the state’s effort by modernizing its Financial Management System (FMS), a vital accounting platform that processed more than $1.5 billion in payroll transactions and $840 million in non-payroll transactions...

[caption id="attachment_10419" align="aligncenter" width="638"] Winners of the 2019 Girls Go CyberStart Competition were recognized by Gov. Ige during Cyber Security Month in Hawaii.[/caption]   HONOLULU — Governor David Y. Ige is encouraging young women, grades 9-12, to take advantage of...

[caption id="attachment_10389" align="aligncenter" width="738"] First Place Winners of the 2019 HACC.[/caption] HONOLULU – A University of Hawaii team, called Gary’s Best, took home the $4,000 top prize at the Hawaii Annual Code Challenge (HACC) over the weekend.  The team came up...

[caption id="attachment_10369" align="aligncenter" width="638"] Gov. David Ige has proclaimed October Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Hawaii.[/caption] HONOLULU -- Gov. David Ige has proclaimed October Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Hawaii in recognition of the state’s role in identifying, protecting its citizens from,...

HONOLULU - The State Office of Planning’s (OP) Hawaii Statewide Geographic Information System (GIS) Program received a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) award at the 2019 Esri User Conference, recently held in San Diego.  Hawaii’s GIS Program – a partnership...

  [caption id="attachment_10344" align="aligncenter" width="638"] State payroll professionals join Gov. Ige for Payroll Week proclamation.[/caption] HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige has proclaimed Labor Day (Sept. 2) to Sept.6 as Payroll Week in Hawaii, honoring nearly 350 state payroll professionals across...

HONOLULU – Governor David Ige has signed House Bill 531 into law as Act 238.  The new law requires the Office of Enterprise Technology Services’ chief information officer to update the State Information Technology Plan every four years and to...