Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Summary
The bill directs Hawaii’s chief data officer to upgrade the open data website, build a bilingual AI chatbot in phases, and add data visualizations to help the public find information. It also requires the chief data officer to create a system for selecting AI governance tools and to publish reports on AI use cases and vendors across state agencies. Funding and new AI staff positions are provided, but the measure did not pass.
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