OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS AUDIT ADVANCES
Honolulu Advertiser - Friday, March 28, 2008
A key Senate committee yesterday advanced a resolution urging state Auditor Marion Higa to conduct a financial and management audit of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, following more than three hours of testimony for and against the action....
Senators said the suggestion for an audit came from growing calls from constituents who question OHA's expenditures and want more accountability from an agency established to benefit Native Hawaiians.
"This was brought to us by the beneficiaries," said Sen. Jill Tokuda, D-24th (Kane`ohe, Kailua), who chairs the Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs Committee that voted 4-0 in favor of the resolution.
Looking at trustees sitting in the audience, she said: "Step back for a moment and think about who called for this...."
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