HONOLULU – The state recently completed the implementation of a new electronic time and leave system that creates greater accuracy and efficiency in its payroll process. About 13,000 employees in the Executive and Legislative branches, and the Office of Hawaiian ...
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HONOLULU – HACCamino, a team from the University of Hawaiʻi, took home the top prize of $4,000 at the Hawaiʻi Annual Code Challenge’s (HAAC) Judging and Presentation Day, which was held over the weekend. HACCamino developed a proof-of-concept app to ...
Read More 2021 HAWAI’I ANNUAL CODE CHALLENGE WINNERS ARE….
Nearly 200 Hawaii Annual Code Challenge (HACC) people attended the 2021 Kick Off held on Oct. 23. Tech enthusiasts at every level – from high school students, amateurs, to professional coders and even the tech-at-heart attended the virtual event. Industry ...
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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, and responding to cyber threats. The governor also marked the occasion by announcing the state’s ...
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HONOLULU – There were 101,199 successful uploads to the Hawaii SMART Health Card application, from Friday, Sept. 10, 2 a.m., to Thursday, Sept. 16, 2 p.m. This is about 75% of all attempts to create a Hawaii SMART Health Card. ...
Read More MORE THAN 100k UPLOADS TO HAWAII SMART HEALTH CARD
HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige and Doug Murdock, chief information officer, Office of Enterprise Technology Services today unveiled the state’s Hawaiʻi SMART Health Card. The card will enable individuals who received their COVID-19 vaccinations in Hawaiʻi to create a state-issued ...
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HONOLULU – Since the Safe Travels digital platform launched on Sept. 1, 2020, nearly 7 million travelers to Hawaii – both residents and visitors — have used the application. Since the Vaccine Exemption Program was implemented (June 15 for travelers ...
Read More August howz.IT: NEARLY 7 MILLION USERS ON SAFE TRAVELS, PLUS MORE ETS UPDATES
HONOLULU – Since the Safe Travels digital platform was officially launched on Sept. 1, 2020, it has welcomed more than 5.7 million travelers – both visitors and residents. This is good news for Hawaii’s plan in reopening of the ...
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HONOLULU – Administrator Frank Pace of the Hawaiʻi Office of Homeland Security, released the following statement regarding recent cybersecurity events and President Biden’s Executive Order to improve our nation’s cybersecurity: “As stated yesterday by Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas of the ...
Read More ETS SUPPORTS OHS’ PLANNING EFFORTS TO SAFEGUARD STATE’S INFRASTRUCTURE
HONOLULU – Since the Safe Travels Hawaii pre-travel testing program launched in October 2020, nearly 3 million travelers have used the digital platform. The program allowed for reopening of the economy and the revival of the visitor industry. “In our ...
Read More April HowzIT: SAFE TRAVELS APPROACHING 3 MILLION TRAVELERS