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Hawaii's HB 726 (2025) would have created a statewide data and artificial intelligence governance and decision intelligence center within the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, under the chief data officer, to enable agency data sharing, implement data and AI policies and governance tools, and run an integrated data and AI platform. It was referred to ECD and FIN on January 21, 2025, carried over to 2026 on December 8, 2025 and was not enacted.
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What it means for business
None: the bill did not pass. It would have created a state data and AI governance center and put duties on state departments, not private businesses.
Key provisions
- Center within the Office of Enterprise Technology Services under the chief data officer
- Duties: facilitate a statewide data-sharing memorandum of understanding; implement data and AI policies and governance tools including access controls; build a statewide master citizen record; run an integrated data and AI platform for analytics and decision recommendations
- Defines data and AI governance, decision intelligence (machine learning and AI-enabled analytics recommending decisions), integrated data and AI platform and open data
- Amends HRS 27-44 so the chief data officer oversees the center; executive departments must use reasonable efforts to make appropriate existing datasets available on the open data portal, with limits for licensed, proprietary and protected data
- Appropriation total for FY 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 left blank, itemizing eight permanent positions at $70,000 to $120,000 each; would have taken effect July 1, 2025; carried over to 2026 December 8, 2025
Latest legislative action
Dec 8, 2025. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Sponsors (showing 5 of 6)
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Perruso D | Sponsor | HD-046 |
| Della au Belatti D | Sponsor | HD-026 |
| Ikaika Hussey D | Sponsor | HD-029 |
| Jeanne Kapela D | Sponsor | HD-005 |
| Terez Amato D | Sponsor | HD-011 |
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