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... the office conducts the following types of examinations: Financial audits attest to the fairness of the financial statements of agencies They examine the adequacy of the financial records and ... Management andFinancial Audit of the Hawai`i Tourism Authority's Major Contracts A Report to the Governor and the Legislature of the State of Hawaii Conducted by The Auditor State of Hawaii and Nishihama ... papers, and documents and all financial affairs of every agency The Auditor also has the authority to summon persons to produce records and to question persons under oath However, the Office of the...
... Chart Executive Office Executive Director, HTA Executive Secretary Secretary Product Development Office Marketing Office Administration Office Communications Office Tourism Program Officer Chief ... maintains offices on each of the major neighbor islands and around the world In the United States, the bureau maintains offices in Salinas, California; San Diego, California; Chicago, Illinois; and ... meetings, conventions and incentives contract required HVCB to develop and carry out a marketing plan that targeted sales and marketing of the Hawai`i Convention Center and other meeting and convention...
... HVCB’s corporate office While these overages not represent a significant amount of money, it is indicative of the HVCB’s lack of internal controls and lack of prudent management of contract dollars ... Visitors Bureau and its China and Japan offices indicate varying degrees of improper management of state funds The Kaua‘i Visitor’s Bureau has a staff of four state-funded positions and an executive ... inappropriate or questionable expenditures of state contract funds, such as purchasing an office Christmas tree and spending over $100 for less than a pound of coffee for office use, they not appear to be...
... of Hawai`i 2000, appropriated $200,000 to the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) to promote high technology development On July 1, 2000, a memorandum of understanding ... board of directors and marketing advisory committee meetings Under the terms of the leisure contract, the authority was empowered to attend all such meetings and to receive advance notices of these ... files are disorganized and incomplete HVCB’s written policies and procedures for bids, quotes, and contracts state that original contracts or copies of contracts for island chapters’ contracts...
... Description and status of promotional projects and programs, • Analyses of programs and project effectiveness including anticipated and actual results, and • Program and project funding and costs ... statement offinancial position of the Hawai`i Visitors & Convention Bureau (HVCB) as of December 31, 2002, and the related statements of activities and cash flows for the year then ended These financial ... accounting year, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of HVCB as of December 31, 2002, and the changes in its financial position and its cash flows...
... reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the ... understanding of the financial statements andfinancial condition of HVCB are discussed in this section This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Chapter 3: Financial Audit Note (1) - Description of ... Description ofFinancial Statements Statements ofFinancial Position (Exhibit 3.1) These statements present the assets, liabilities, and net assets of HVCB at December 31, 2002 and 2001 Statements of...
... Responses of the Affected Agencies Comments on Agency Responses We transmitted drafts of this report to the Board of Directors of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, the authority’s executive director, and ... letters were sent to the executive director and the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism The joint response of the board chair and executive director is included as Attachment ... HVCB’s financial auditor However, we agree that the State and Legislature should take the appropriate steps to assess the extent of the violation under the leisure and meetings, conventions and...
... the office conducts the following types of examinations: Financial audits attest to the fairness of the financial statements of agencies They examine the adequacy of the financial records and ... Management andFinancial Audit of the Hawai`i Tourism Authority's Major Contracts A Report to the Governor and the Legislature of the State of Hawaii Conducted by The Auditor State of Hawaii and Nishihama ... papers, and documents and all financial affairs of every agency The Auditor also has the authority to summon persons to produce records and to question persons under oath However, the Office of the...
... Chart Executive Office Executive Director, HTA Executive Secretary Secretary Product Development Office Marketing Office Administration Office Communications Office Tourism Program Officer Chief ... maintains offices on each of the major neighbor islands and around the world In the United States, the bureau maintains offices in Salinas, California; San Diego, California; Chicago, Illinois; and ... meetings, conventions and incentives contract required HVCB to develop and carry out a marketing plan that targeted sales and marketing of the Hawai`i Convention Center and other meeting and convention...
... HVCB’s corporate office While these overages not represent a significant amount of money, it is indicative of the HVCB’s lack of internal controls and lack of prudent management of contract dollars ... Visitors Bureau and its China and Japan offices indicate varying degrees of improper management of state funds The Kaua‘i Visitor’s Bureau has a staff of four state-funded positions and an executive ... inappropriate or questionable expenditures of state contract funds, such as purchasing an office Christmas tree and spending over $100 for less than a pound of coffee for office use, they not appear to be...
... of Hawai`i 2000, appropriated $200,000 to the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) to promote high technology development On July 1, 2000, a memorandum of understanding ... board of directors and marketing advisory committee meetings Under the terms of the leisure contract, the authority was empowered to attend all such meetings and to receive advance notices of these ... files are disorganized and incomplete HVCB’s written policies and procedures for bids, quotes, and contracts state that original contracts or copies of contracts for island chapters’ contracts...
... Description and status of promotional projects and programs, • Analyses of programs and project effectiveness including anticipated and actual results, and • Program and project funding and costs ... statement offinancial position of the Hawai`i Visitors & Convention Bureau (HVCB) as of December 31, 2002, and the related statements of activities and cash flows for the year then ended These financial ... accounting year, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of HVCB as of December 31, 2002, and the changes in its financial position and its cash flows...
... reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the ... understanding of the financial statements andfinancial condition of HVCB are discussed in this section This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Chapter 3: Financial Audit Note (1) - Description of ... Description ofFinancial Statements Statements ofFinancial Position (Exhibit 3.1) These statements present the assets, liabilities, and net assets of HVCB at December 31, 2002 and 2001 Statements of...