Gov. Green discusses Hawaiʻi’s community resilience on global stage

Gov. Josh Green represented Hawaiʻi at an event featuring leaders from around the world discussing solutions for pressing global challenges, focusing on resilience, health, and equity.

Green traveled to New York this week to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative 2025 Annual Meeting, where he was a panelist in a session titled “Investing in Community Resilience.” During the panel, he shared Hawaiʻi’s perspective on strengthening communities through science-based policy, climate action, housing, and equitable infrastructure.

At the annual meeting, Green will also participate and lead discussions in panels on climate, health innovation, and advancing breakthroughs in breast cancer prevention and treatment.

These discussions bring together policymakers, scientists, and global leaders to explore strategies for building healthier, more resilient communities. Footage of Green’s panel can be found here, starting at the 32-minute mark.

On the same day Green represented Hawaiʻi, the state was also celebrated and recognized for its commitment to people-first services and building trust with residents through technology and creativity.

Hawaiʻi placed fifth in the 2025 Government Experience Awards by the Center for Digital Government, a national research and advisory institute focusing on technology policy and best practices in state and local government.

The awards honored states, cities, counties, and agencies delivering more accessible, equitable, and engaging digital services. Now in its ninth year, the program highlights how governments utilize next-generation tools to connect better with residents.

Along with Hawaiʻi in fifth place, the overall state government winners included California in first, Indiana in second, Arkansas in third, Michigan in fourth, and New York in sixth.

“We’re honored to be named an overall winner in the 2025 Government Experience Awards,” said Comptroller Keith A. Regan. “This recognition reflects our team’s commitment to creating accessible, equitable, and innovative digital services for the state of Hawaiʻi.”

According to the Center for Digital Government, all the winning jurisdictions are examining artificial intelligence with a cautious but inquisitive eye to ensure they are adopting it for the right reasons: to help people.

Officials in each of the winning jurisdictions emphasized that they are not adopting technology for its own sake, but rather as a tool to improve the quality of government services.