A Look at Lokahi, an Enterprise Operations Platform

The featured speaker at the chapter's February luncheon was Mark Wong, chief information officer and director of the Department of Information Technology for the City and County of Honolulu. Wong has more than 40 years of experience in information technology. When Wong joined the City and County of Honolulu, he found antiquated systems and equipment. Three years ago, he and his team took on a total technology redesign, and the result was an enterprise operations platform called Lokahi. In Hawaiian, lokahi means people or things coming together as one-harmony and balance. The new system uses all the latest technology and includes more than 17,000 layers of data that can be viewed or displayed depending on the situation. The public sector uses this system to request services from the City and County of Honolulu with quicker and more efficient results. Wong and his team are designing apps to use with their system, and one of the more popular ones, HNL Info, keeps the public informed of traffic situations, weather advisories and upcoming public safety events by sending alerts to mobile devices. Lokahi is unique because Wong and his staff develop and maintain everything. In February, the chapter recognized Master Sgt. Aliah Reyes, USAF, as Young AFCEAN of the Month and Master Sgt. Lloyd Tate, USAF, as AFCEAN of the Month.

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