Office of the Auditor | State of Hawai`i

PHOTO: HAWAII DOT HARBORS DIVISION

AUDITOR’S SUMMARY

Financial Audit of the Department of Transportation, Harbors Division
Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2019

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE  of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements of the Department of Transportation, Harbors Division, as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. The audit was conducted by KKDLY LLC.

Financial Highlights

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ended June 30, 2019, DOT—Harbors reported total revenues of $198.7 million and total expenses of $93 million, resulting in an increase in net position of $105.7 million. Total revenues consisted of $159.2 million in services, $29.9 million in rentals, $7.9 million in interest income, and $1.7 million in other revenues.

Total expenses consist of $29 million in depreciation, $17.1 million in harbor operations, $9 million in interest and bond costs, $22.3 million for personnel, and $15.6 million in administration and other costs.

As of June 30, 2019, the agency reported total assets and deferred outflows of resources of $1.45 billion, comprised of: (1) cash and cash equivalents of $419.6 million, (2) receivables of $25.3 million, (3) net capital assets of $987.7 million, and (4) other assets and deferred outflows of resources of $14.6 million. Total liabilities and deferred inflows of resources totaled $451.3 million, comprised of: (1) $282.7 million in revenue bonds payable and related accrued interest payable, (2) $21 million in general obligation bonds payable, (3) $26 million in capital lease obligation and related accrued interest payable, (4) $4.6 million due to other State agencies, (5) $35.9 million in accounts and contracts payable, and (6) $81.1 million in other liabilities and deferred inflows of resources.

Auditors’ Opinion

DOT-HARBORS RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION that its financial statements were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Findings

THERE WERE NO REPORTED DEFICIENCIES in internal control over financial reporting that were considered to be material weaknesses and no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.

The Department of Transportation, Harbors Division (DOT—Harbors) is responsible for the statewide system of commercial harbors, which consists of ten harbors on six islands. The system plays a vital role in Hawai‘i’s economy, as the harbors serve as the primary means for goods to enter and exit the State of Hawai‘i. Hawai‘i imports approximately 80 percent of what it consumes, the majority of which enters the State through the commercial harbors system. DOT—Harbors operations are self-sustaining. The Department of Transportation is authorized to impose and collects rates and charges for use of the harbors system and its properties to generate revenues to fund operating expenses. Capital improvements are funded by DOT—Harbors’ revenues and the issuance of harbor system revenue bonds.