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State of Hawaii DBEDT/Office of Planning

The State GIS Program is the coordinating agency for GIS activities within state government. The Program has created a publicly accessible website with free GIS data and Internet mapping capabilities.

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Business Problem

The mission of the State GIS Program is to provide leadership and coordination of GIS activities for state agencies. The program facilitates GIS adoption and data sharing in State government by chairing a State GIS User Group, working with the States GIS user agencies, and administering a statewide GIS database. In addition, the program participates in various local, state and federal GIS initiatives. For example, the GIS program has worked with other GIS groups to organize the states GIS conference, and has provided assistance to county agencies just getting started using GIS. In addition, the program participates in NSGIC and has been one of the key forces behind the formation of the statewide Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council.

Additionally, the GIS Program broke the "data logjam" that had been
slowing GIS adoption in Hawaii, by creating a website where the public can
download GIS data. While this was initially done to provide data for other State agencies to use, by making the data available to the public, the State GIS Program gave a great boost to the use of GIS by small companies and individuals, a boost that contributes to economic efficiency and high technology capability in Hawaii.

Technology Implemented

Hardware: HP 9000 867s File Server, Compaq ProLiant File Server, HP and Dell NT Workstations, Compaq Pentium Class PCs, HP DesignJet 1055CM Plotter, Calcomp Digitizer, Compaq Proliant ML350 (serving as Web Server, Internet Map Server) Software: Arc/Info 8.0.2, ArcView 3.2, Map Objects 2.0, Map Objects IMS 1.0, ArcIMS 2.0, Microsoft IIS, HP-UX, Microsoft Windows NT Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Reflection NFS, Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 2000

Development Team

Craig Tasaka, Joan Esposo, Dennis Kim, Lea Kaiaokamalie

Development Team Biography

Craig Tasaka, State of Hawaii GIS Program Manager Joan Esposo, Systems Analyst Dennis Kim, GIS Analyst Lea Kaiaokamalie, Planning and Policy Analyst

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