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The Safe Travels Digital Platform marked a milestone by processing its 1 millionth traveler on Jan. 15, 2021, since the pre-travel testing program began in October 2020.  The system has assisted in paving the way for economic recovery.   “Economic activity ...
Read More Hawaii’s Safe Travels Digital Platform Welcomes More than a Million Travelers

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige announced the state’s participation in the 2020 CyberStart-America Program, an innovative, online cybersecurity competition for high school students. “These competitions offer fun activities for young women and men to explore and learn about the high-tech, high-impact ...
Read More REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR NATIONAL CYBER GAMES

HONOLULU –  More than 140 people attended the Hawaii Annual Code Challenge competition that was held virtually over the weekend.  OverEasi, a team from the University of Hawaii, took home the top prize of $4,000.  The team proposed a solution ...
Read More 2020 HAWAII ANNUAL CODE CHALLENGE WINNERS ARE….

HONOLULU – When Jeff and Jean Lilly flew to Dallas to be present for the birth of their first grandchild, they knew there was a chance they’d have to quarantine when they returned home. However, they report their experience with ...
Read More Couple Finds Preparation is Key When Traveling

HONOLULU – The State of Hawaii is announcing that the new online Safe Travels form will be mandatory for all travelers on Sept. 1.  This new digital form, which collects the required health and travel information, is critical to protecting ...
Read More New Online Safe Travels Form Mandatory on Sept. 1

The latest version of the Office of Enterprise Technology Services’ newsletter is out!  Get up to date with ETS’ activities and news. To read the newsletter, click here:  HowzIT

HONOLULU ­– NIC Hawaii and the State of Hawaii Office of Enterprise Technology Services are pleased to announce the launch of the redesigned Hawaii.gov, portal.ehawaii.gov. Serving as the official website for the state, the site makes it easy for citizens ...
Read More Redesigned ehawaii.gov Launched

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 ...
Read More MANDATORY INTERISLAND TRAVEL AND HEALTH FORM NOW ONLINE

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 ...
Read More New Time and Leave System Replaces Manual, Paper-Based Timesheets for State Employees

Howz.IT: June 2020 Newsletter

Posted on Jun 1, 2020 in Featured, News

In the days leading up to the Hawaii outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, ETS and department IT staff worked tirelessly to prepare to provide extended remote IT capabilities to State employees.  ETS supports many of the State’s most critical applications, ...
Read More Howz.IT: June 2020 Newsletter