What's Being Discussed

Meeting minutes: The council will review and vote to approve the minutes from its August 19, 2026 meeting.
Annual Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) process: State agencies that store personal information are required by law to submit yearly reports on their data systems. The council will receive updates on how that process is going.
Hawaii Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit: The council will discuss an upcoming event on December 2, 2026, bringing together government IT and security leaders to address cyber threats facing state and local agencies.
Upcoming announcements: Members may share news about cybersecurity or privacy events in Hawaii and suggest topics for the next meeting.

Decisions Expected

A vote to approve the August 19, 2026 meeting minutes is expected.
The council may take action related to the Cybersecurity Summit, such as endorsing participation or coordinating involvement from member agencies.

Who Should Pay Attention

State and county government employees, especially those who work with personal data or IT systems, since PIA reporting requirements apply to their agencies.
Government IT and cybersecurity staff interested in the December 2026 Cybersecurity Summit.
Hawaii residents who want to know how the state protects personal information held by government agencies.
Members of the public who wish to testify — written testimony can be submitted in advance to ets@hawaii.gov, and oral testimony is limited to three minutes per person.

The next scheduled IPSC meeting after this one is February 17, 2027.