On Wednesday, County Auditor Lance Taguchi transmitted a letter to members of the County Council with his plan of audits proposed to be conducted for the remaining six months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. The plan contains Charter mandated projects, including overseeing the independent annual financial audit of the County of Maui for FY 2013 […]
At a Sept. 30 meeting of the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Committee Chair Riki Hokama provided a status report on the Committee’s investigation of the Old Wailuku Post Office. The status report is available for the public to review in the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee website, or downloaded HERE. Here’s an excerpt from […]
Viewpoint: Auditor should review post office case Published on The Maui News July 13, 2013 By DON COUCH I heard a joke recently about how Congress can only do two things: Nothing and overreact. It is beginning to feel like the Maui County Council is headed in the same direction. Members are overreacting to the […]
WAILUKU, Maui, Hawaii – By a 5-3 vote, the Maui County Council today adopted Resolution 13-83, authorizing its Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee to investigate the possible misuse of County funds relating to the demolition earlier this year of the Old Wailuku Post Office. County Corporation Counsel Patrick Wong had stated that he can’t provide legal […]
In a unanimous vote, the Maui County Council appointed Lance Taguchi of Wailuku as County Auditor, Council Chair Gladys C. Baisa announced today. Resolution 13-73, adopted 9-0, states that Taguchi will take office on July 1, 2013, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. Taguchi is expected to lay the policy and operational groundwork for […]
