Solutions for Hawaii
Hawaii Act 172 EIT Accessibility + ADA Title II Compliance
In 2022, Hawaii passed Act 172 — the Electronic Information Technology Accessibility Act — requiring every state entity to make its digital content accessible. That includes PDFs, forms, and documents posted on agency websites. With the federal ADA Title II deadline now in play, Hawaii agencies need to move fast. CASO Comply remediates documents at scale so you can meet both state and federal requirements.
What Hawaii Already Requires
Act 172 made Hawaii one of the more recent states to codify EIT accessibility into law. The standards are clear: WCAG 2.1 AA for all state digital content. CASO Comply handles the document piece.
Act 172, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022
Hawaii's Electronic Information Technology Accessibility Act requires all EIT developed, purchased, used, or provided by state entities to be accessible to persons with disabilities.
Hawaii EIT Disability Access Standards
Developed under Act 172 by the Office of Enterprise Technology Services and the Disability and Communication Access Board, these standards require WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance for all state digital content.
HRS § 368-1.5 — Civil Rights Commission Enforcement
The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission handles accessibility complaints under state law, giving individuals a formal grievance process when state agencies fail to provide accessible digital content.
Section 508 & ADA Title II Alignment
Act 172 explicitly requires consistency with federal Section 508 standards and W3C Web Accessibility Initiative guidelines, ensuring Hawaii's requirements track federal benchmarks.
The Federal Clock Hawaii Is Following
The DOJ's ADA Title II web rule says “web content” includes documents posted on the site — which is why public-facing PDFs that are still in use are in scope.
Deadline Passed
April 24, 2026
Hawaii agencies serving populations of 50,000 or more
This deadline has passed. Non-compliant agencies are now subject to enforcement.
Approaching
April 26, 2027
Smaller Hawaii entities and special districts serving populations under 50,000
Approximately 13 months remain to achieve full compliance.
Why Hawaii Entities Choose CASO Comply
Meet Act 172 Without Growing Your Team
Hawaii's Act 172 applies to every state entity, but most departments across the islands don't have dedicated accessibility staff. CASO Comply automates PDF remediation so your existing team can bring documents into WCAG 2.1 AA compliance without specialized training.
Avoid Civil Rights Commission Complaints
Hawaii's Civil Rights Commission (HCRC) provides a formal complaint process for inaccessible digital content. Getting ahead of document accessibility now means fewer complaints landing on your desk — and a defensible compliance posture if one does.
Island-Wide Coverage, Centralized Compliance
Hawaii's state agencies serve communities spread across multiple islands, each with their own document libraries and web properties. CASO Comply scans and remediates across all of them from a single dashboard, giving you statewide visibility into compliance status.
How CASO Comply Helps
A complete solution for Hawaii document accessibility — from discovery to remediation to ongoing compliance.
SiteScan Document Inventory
Automated crawling of your entire web presence to identify every PDF, Word document, and spreadsheet. Know the full scope of your compliance gap in hours, not months.
Automated Remediation at Scale
AI-powered remediation processes thousands of documents per day. Structure tagging, alt text generation, reading order correction, and metadata cleanup — all automated.
Certificate of Compliance
Every remediated document receives a verifiable compliance certificate with before-and-after scoring. Audit-ready documentation for DOJ inquiries.
Ongoing Monitoring
New documents are scanned automatically as they are published. Stay compliant as your content library grows.
Start Your Hawaii Compliance Assessment
Find out how many inaccessible documents are on your website. Our free SiteScan identifies every PDF and document that needs remediation.
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