Hawaii state officials said they're piloting technology developed by Clear and CommonPass that's been in development since October.

A new time and leave system replaces 40-year-old paper processes in Hawaii, where state CIO Douglas Murdock said many employees continue to work from home.

As unemployment claims spike, some governments' systems struggle to keep pace with the heightened load.

New bills would create a statewide chief data officer, and also require the state CIO to update an IT strategic plan every four years.

Gov. David Ige nominated Douglas Murdock, who previously served his administration as the state's top financial officer.