Hawaii

In June 2022, House Bill 1885 was enacted to establish a chief data officer and data task force within the office of enterprise technology services to develop, implement, and manage statewide data policies, procedures, and standards and to facilitate data sharing across state agencies.

The State of Hawaii’s Open Data portal provides residents, analysts, and civic developers with unparalleled access to State data for use in increasing transparency, driving civic innovation, and engaging participants in a more collaborative form of government. Visitors to the site will find over 150 datasets organized by six major topics, with more datasets continuing to be added to the site:

• Culture and Recreation
• Economic Development
• Employment
• Environmental Protection
• Formal Education
• Government-wide Support

House Bill 1885, signed in June 2022, states that each executive branch department, including the department of education and University of Hawaiʻi, shall use reasonable efforts to make appropriate and existing data sets maintained by the department electronically available to the public through the State’s open data portal.

At the start of 2023, the Office of Governor Josh Green produced a book highlighting the Governor’s priorities as outlined in his State of the State Address. The book highlights homelessness and housing, the Green Affordability plan, climate change, and the health care crisis as critical elements of the agenda for Hawaiʻi. These critical elements are acted on and implemented by States agencies, with each agency creating programs focusing on these priorities and tracking and report on progress.