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State Auditor Discusses Reviews of OHA, HTA

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs building is located in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, but serves the entire state.
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs building is located in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, but serves the entire state.

The State Auditor’s most recent report flags a failing documents system and short-staffing at the Public Utilities Commission. Another flagged a communications breakdown in the Department of Health as well as problems with the state energy office. But it’s the findings of two agencies - the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Hawaii Tourism Authority that Les Kondo is particularly concerned about.

You can read the full reports below:

Audit of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs

 

HTA Audit Report

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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