In the News

The second HI Now Daily segment in our “Transforming the Business of Government” series, features Washington Middle School’s new world-class recording studio, which will serve as a door to new opportunities for Hawaii’s youth.

Transform Hawaii Government conducted a first-ever comprehensive scan of government modernization last fall, interviewing nearly 100 state leaders from 20 different agencies who are on the frontlines of modernization projects. Based on the study, Transform Hawaii Government recently released a report that assessed the progress of modernization of the business services of our state government. … Read more

Our Executive Director, Christine Sakuda meets with HI Now Host, Kainoa Carlson and State Librarian, Stacey Aldrich to talk about government modernization in action at Hawaii state public libraries.  

We are proud to share that Transform Hawaii Government was recognized at the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Hawaii Koa Anvil Awards on July 27, 2023. We were presented with a Koa Hammer Award of Excellence for our op-ed “Use the Vote to Modernize Government” in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Read the full op-ed

Read the Executive Summary of “The State of Business Services Modernization” here. “The State of Business Services Modernization” report is out! Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke hosted a virtual meeting on May 5 to officially unveil the report to state leaders who contributed their mana’o to the report. The report is a huge milestone that would not have been … Read more

Hawai’i must be prepared to manage millions of dollars in federal funds that have been allocated to our state. THG and Gartner, in collaboration with the Hawai’i Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations and the Nonprofit Grants Working Group, recently presented an informative virtual session on “Best Practices & Tools for Leveraging & Managing ARPA & IIJA … Read more

The subject of government efficiency is a sensitive, volatile issue. And always seems to strike a raw nerve in people. Blaze Lovell’s recent article, “Is Hawaii Government Effective? It’s Hard To Tell,” captured the full array of responses and emotions whenever there is a discussion on performance metrics, data, and accountability. Having been deeply involved with government … Read more

Read the full 2022 Annual Report here. Aloha! THG’s Board of Directors recognized early on that 2022 would be a critical year for Hawai’i. With the support of the Hawai’i Community Foundation, THG was able to seize new opportunities to fulfill its role as a consistent voice for government modernization this past year. Elections Yield New … Read more

The general election’s 48% voter turnout was about 10% higher than the primary, according to summaries from the Office of Elections. Although the results were encouraging, the turnout for Hawaii’s past two general elections was higher at nearly 70% in 2020 and 52% in 2018. Read the full article here.

This is a pivotal year for all Hawaii residents. We’ll be electing new government leaders as a result of reapportionment, and we’ll be deciding who will be our next governor and lieutenant governor. Affordable housing, homelessness, job creation, living wages, education, traffic and other platform issues are sure to top the list of prospective candidates. … Read more