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State audit flags $13.7 million in Kauhale payments

Headline from KHON 2 Honolulu

A state audit found that the Hawaii Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions lacked necessary oversight for its Kauhale Initiative, identifying over $13.7 million in unauthorized or questionable payments to nonprofit partner HomeAid Hawaii.

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6 articles, oldest first.

  1. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    State audit: $13.7M in ‘unauthorized,’ ‘questionable’ spending for kauhale (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    More than $13.7 million in state payments for Gov. Josh Green’s signature kauhale homeless initiative were “unauthorized, unsupported or questionable,” according to a just-released, highly critical, long-awaited state audit of Hawaii’s oversight of kauhale construction.

  2. KHON 2 Honolulu

    State audit flags $13.7 million in Kauhale payments (opens KHON 2 Honolulu)

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    KHON 2 Honolulu's feed description

    A state audit found that the Hawaii Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions lacked necessary oversight for its Kauhale Initiative, identifying over $13.7 million in unauthorized or questionable payments to nonprofit partner HomeAid Hawaii.

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Audit slams ‘questionable’ spending for Hawaii’s pricey kauhale initiative (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    More than $13.7 million in state payments for Gov. Josh Green’s signature kauhale homeless initiative were “unauthorized, unsupported or questionable,” according to the highly critical, long-awaited state audit of Hawaii’s oversight of kauhale construction.

  4. West Hawaii Today

    State audit blasts spending on Green’s kauhale initiative (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    More than $13.7 million in state payments for Gov. Josh Green’s signature kauhale homeless initiative were “unauthorized, unsupported or questionable,” according to the highly critical, long-awaited state audit of Hawaii’s oversight of kauhale construction.

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