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How a New-ish CIO Is Tackling 2025’s Massive Challenges
October 31, 2025

Fellows mentioned in this story: Chris Sakuda

From Government Technology:

Ongoing federal budget cuts and figuring out how to best do AI — no one said being a state technology leader was easy, and that holds true for Hawai‘i CIO Christine Sakuda, who has been in the job for just more than a year.

She spoke to Government Technology during the recent National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) conference in Denver.

Her comments both reflect the challenges — and opportunities — that all CIOs face, and also illuminate the increasingly high stakes of the job.

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