Lenora D. Fisher

The State of Hawai'i's IT Strategic Plan aims to advance secure, modern, resilient, and data-driven government services. It outlines seven key priorities: optimizing process efficiency, improving system modernization, maximizing shared services, ensuring business continuity and resiliency, building a modern IT workforce, enhancing cybersecurity, and optimizing the responsible use of data and AI. These priorities guide statewide transformation efforts, departmental IT planning, governance, and investment decisions.

This IT Consolidation Plan and Progress Report for the State of Hawaiʻi outlines a five-year roadmap (FY2026-2030) to establish a unified technology foundation for the Executive Branch. It details a phased approach to consolidate 15 shared IT services across infrastructure, solutions and platforms, professional services, and end-user services through a federated model. The plan also addresses attracting and retaining high-quality IT professionals. The objective is to improve efficiency, security, and effectiveness of state operations, enhance services, and foster better collaboration among departments.

The meeting included legislative updates on bills affecting the Office of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS), such as S.B. 742 relating to data sharing and H.B. 934 relating to the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office. There was also a discussion and update on the IT Consolidation Plan, emphasizing collaboration with departments to optimize resource utilization, improve service quality, and enhance cybersecurity and regulatory compliance. The committee discussed priorities for 2025, including cost-sharing, efficiencies, and improving vendor and contract management.

The meeting included CIO updates on transforming the business through projects with various departments, modernizing technology with network upgrades and cybersecurity measures, and governance through a biennial report and the Office365 pilot program. The Hawaii Digital Government Summit 2013 was highlighted as a record-breaking event. Members suggested a briefing on the enterprise Resource Planning timeline and the Enterprise Architecture plan for the next meeting.

The meeting included CIO updates on key program and project efforts, organizational changes, and the appointment of a Chief Advisor on Technology and Cybersecurity to the Governor. Discussions covered the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) and the Project Management Information System (PMIS), the Pathway to PMP Curriculum, interim Data Center plans, Organization change Management initiatives in OIMT, and Government Transparency efforts, including the implementation of the Socrata open checkbook application.