STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1547-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 43

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 43, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA'S ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Office of the Auditor to conduct a management and financial audit of the University of Hawaii (UH) at Manoa's Athletic Department (Athletic Department).

 

     UH and the Athletic Department offered comments on this measure.

 

     In offering comments on this measure, the UH at Manoa and the Athletic Department testified that independent financial audits are already conducted annually on the Athletic Department.  In addition, as a result of the appointment of the new Director of Athletics, UH also plans to conduct an independent management audit of the Athletic Department.

 

     The Director of Athletics apologized to your Committee for:

 

(1)  The recent turmoil surrounding UH athletics that resulted in negative publicity; and

 

(2)  The perceived lack of transparency in answers previously given to legislators' questions regarding UH athletics.

 

Your Committee appreciates the candidness of the Director of Athletics and accepts the apology.

 

Finally, your Committee encourages the Legislative Auditor to review the findings of the independent financial audits of the Athletic Department as it conducts its own financial and management audit.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 43, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

 

 

 

 

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MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Chair