Hardware failure cited in outage of vehicle and licensing system

A permanent fix was expected today for the shutdown, which affected all four counties

By Gordon Y.K. Pang

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 17, 2012

~~<p>The statewide computer data system that manages motor vehicle and driver's licensing operations for all four counties shut down at about 11:30 a.m. Friday, forcing county officials across the state to turn away motorists and making it more difficult for police officers to obtain warrant information.</p>
<p>A backup system was put in place by the city Department of Information Technology at about 6:30 p.m. Friday, and a permanent fix was expected to be done by noon today, city Information Technology Director Gordon Bruce said.</p>
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The statewide computer data system that manages motor vehicle and driver's licensing operations for all four counties shut down at about 11:30 a.m. Friday, forcing county officials across the state to turn away motorists and making it more difficult for police officers to obtain warrant information.

A backup system was put in place by the city Department of Information Technology at about 6:30 p.m. Friday, and a permanent fix was expected to be done by noon today, city Information Technology Director Gordon Bruce said. Login for more...