Office of the Auditor | State of Hawai`i

AUDITOR’S SUMMARY Three special funds, five revolving funds, one trust fund, and four trust accounts did not meet criteria OUR REVIEW of 17 special funds, 15 revolving funds, 8 trust funds, and 12 trust accounts of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) found three special funds, five revolving funds, one trust fund, […]

AUDITOR’S SUMMARY Report No. 25-09 NEARLY A DECADE AGO, in response to public outcry about sweltering conditions in some public-school classrooms, Hawai‘i’s political leaders responded by making air conditioning a top priority. In January 2016, Governor David Ige announced in his State of the State speech that he was working to cool 1,000 classrooms by […]

AUDITOR’S SUMMARY Section 342G-107, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), requires the Auditor to conduct a management and financial audit of the Department of Health’s (DOH) Deposit Beverage Container Program (Program) in even-numbered fiscal years, after the initial audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005. We contracted KMH LLP, a certified public accounting firm, to […]

AUDITOR’S SUMMARY Report No. 25-07 IN 2020, as it entered its third decade, the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA or the Authority) concluded that a continuous drive to increase visitor numbers had taken a toll on Hawai‘i’s natural environment and people. What was needed was a “re-balancing” of priorities, and for that reason, “destination management” would […]

AUDITOR’S SUMMARY Report No. 25-06 Teens under 18 have been required to complete State-certified driver education to qualify for driver’s licenses since January 2001. However, as noted in House Concurrent Resolution No. 125 (2022 Regular Session), many students have been unable to enroll in driver education – particularly students from neighbor islands. According to the […]