S.C.R. NO. 5 Summary

• Recognizes the importance of updating state data governance models to enable effective, fact-based policymaking and facilitate detailed, disaggregated data collection on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.

• 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 general public expeditiously.

• Directs the same 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 and agreements for improving data collection, processing, retention, governance, and sharing, with reports due 20 days before the 2022 regular session.

• Urges the Governor to establish a Task Force on 21st Century Data Governance consisting of the Director of the Office of Planning, Chief Information Officer of the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, CEO of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and other relevant members to assess current data procedures across state agencies, with findings due 20 days before the 2023 regular session.