HCR 175 Summary

• Recognizes the importance of updating state data governance models to facilitate effective fact-based policymaking in the 21st century, particularly regarding Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.

• Urges the Department of Health, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Department of Human Services, Judiciary, and county police departments to compile and share existing disaggregated data on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the public.

• Directs these agencies to work with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Hawaii COVID-19 Response, Recovery, and Resilience Team to develop procedures for improving data collection, processing, retention, governance, and sharing, with a report due 20 days before the 2022 Regular Session.

• Urges the Governor to establish a Task Force on 21st Century Data Governance, including the Director of the Office of Planning, Chief Information Officer of Enterprise Technology Services, and CEO of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, to assess current data procedures and submit findings to the Legislature 20 days before the 2023 Regular Session.

• Highlights data gaps regarding Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander unemployment, COVID-19 infection trends, housing needs, and law enforcement interactions that hinder targeted relief and policy responses.