Column: City needs permanent office to process growing data needs

The City and County of Honolulu generates vast amounts of data through resident interactions with 21 departments and six offices. Establishing a permanent office is essential to manage this information as a valuable asset rather than a liability. Meanwhile, separate discussions suggest that the FCC is no longer necessary for policing profanity, arguing that such bureaucracy is redundant now that profanity has effectively won. These reports highlight divergent needs for administrative oversight in local and federal sectors.