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Celebrating 20 Years…Hawaiian Style

Posted: 1/23/2020 News

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January is a significant month because it marks 20 years of HIC being in business. Throughout 2020, we’ll be marking this anniversary with a year-long celebration and monthly events to celebrate our history and our people.

It all started back in 1997 when a National Survey identified Hawaii as one of the worst states (49th) for electronic access to government services in the United States. By 1999, an RFP was…
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A Day at the Beach With AccesSurf

Posted: 12/23/2019 Volunteering

Volunteering

Our penultimate volunteer event of 2019 was strategically chosen because it reflects so much of what makes our island home special – sharing aloha and the ocean. Eleven of us joined AccesSurf at their ‘Wounded Warrior Day at the Beach’ program at White Plains beach park. The event was open to active duty and veteran service men and women who are injured, wounded, or battling illness and their families.

Adopt a Family 2019

Posted: 12/22/2019 Volunteering

Volunteering

Continuing our annual tradition, team HIC adopted three families this holiday season. Adopt A Family is a seasonal program administered by Helping Hands Hawaii that links individuals and families in need with donors in the community. Participants are referred to the program through their large network of community partners, and donors participate by adopting a family and fulfilling their holiday wish lists.

After adopting our families (a total of…
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Hawaii MyPVL Service Now Accepting Address Change Requests

Posted: 11/8/2019 Site launches

Site launches

The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Professional and Vocational Licensing Division (PVL) has announced address change requests are now being accepted through the online licensing dashboard, MyPVL.

The Professional and Vocational Licensing Division currently receives more than 18,000 hard copy address change requests annually, which normally results in a processing time of 15-20 business days. Online address change requests will reduce the processing time to 3-5…
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Hawaii Information Consortium Website Wins Silver Davey Award

Posted: 10/31/2019 Awards

Awards

The winners of the 2019 Davey Awards have been announced and Hawaii Information Consortium’s (HIC) website, nichawaii.egov.com, is the winner of a Silver Award for its innovative design. This is the third award the site has received since its launch in February 2019.

“With nearly 3,000 entries from around the world, the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts is proud to once again showcase the outstanding work that comes…
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Making Strides for Breast Cancer Walk

Posted: 10/26/2019 Volunteering

Volunteering

Did you know that 1 in 8 U.S. women will develop breast cancer over the course of her lifetime?

It’s why every year, we do our part to raise awareness and funds to save lives from breast cancer. We do this by participating in the American Cancer Society, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. The event is a total of 3 miles – but it’s not about competition. It brings…
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Hawaii Information Consortium Website Wins Silver W3 Award

Posted: 10/8/2019 Awards

Awards

Hawaii Information Consortium’s (HIC) website has once again been nationally recognized, this time as a winner in the 14th annual W³ Awards. It was also recently honored with the Award of Distinction from the Communicator Awards for its innovative, modern and mobile-oriented design.

Receiving more than 5,000 entries from across the globe, the W³ Awards honor outstanding websites, web marketing, web video, mobile sites/apps and social content created by some…
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Hawaii’s One-Stop Solution for Professional Licensees Wins State Government Project Experience Award

Posted: 9/25/2019 Awards

Awards

MyPVL was recently announced as a winner of the third annual Center for Digital Government, Government Experience Awards. The awards recognize the achievements and best practices of states, cities and counties that have gone to the web and beyond to radically improve the experience of government and push the boundaries of how citizen services are delivered.

MyPVL is a one-stop-shop for anyone who wants to become a professional licensee or…
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International Coastal Cleanup Day in Kahuku

Posted: 9/21/2019 Volunteering

Volunteering

On Saturday 21st, Jamie, Steve and Rosie participated in a beach cleanup hosted by Plastic Free Hawaii, a program of the Kōkua Hawaii Foundation. Over 150 volunteers removed 4,329 lbs of marine debris from James Campbell Wildlife Refuge in Kahuku with over 2,000 lbs of that being from derelict fishing nets. 1,600 lbs was sorted and will be recycled by Parley.

In attendance were students from a variety…
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Hawaii Business Express Wins Outstanding Website Award

Posted: 9/10/2019 Awards

Awards

Hawaii Business Express (HBE), has been nationally recognized with a Web Marketing Association award for Outstanding Website in the government category. The award is an extraordinary honor and HBE received top scores in the ease of use, copy-writing, content, and interactivity criteria.

Hawaii Business Express was created at the request of the State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division (BREG) and in partnership…
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