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OHA technology services seeks network and cybersecurity upgrades, telework home kits and a server-room fire-suppression project
Summary
OHA's Office of Technology Services proposed investments in network upgrades, cybersecurity, equipment refresh and a server-room fire-suppression installation; the team also estimated telework home kits at about $355 per staffer.
Office of Technology Services senior systems engineer Kevin Chop and new director Kai Moriwaki briefed trustees on IT priorities for the 2026–27 biennium, highlighting network upgrades, cybersecurity enhancements, equipment refreshes and a planned fire-protection installation for the server room.
Chop said the OTS team supports OHA's day-to-day operations across Oʻahu and neighbor-island offices and recommended investment to improve network reliability and secure links to statewide infrastructure. He described planned cybersecurity work with a newly contracted vendor and said the division is…
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