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Senate Committee advances SCR 137 calling for Office of the Auditor performance audit of UH Foundation
Summary
The Senate Committee on Higher Education approved SCR 137 requesting the Office of the Auditor conduct a performance audit of the University of Hawai‘i Foundation; the motion passed with one recorded no vote.
The Senate Committee on Higher Education voted March 24 to advance SCR 137, which requests that the Office of the Auditor conduct a performance audit of the University of Hawai‘i Foundation.
The chair recommended passage and recorded an aye vote; Senator Fukunaga stated she would vote no. The committee adopted the recommendation and advanced the measure, according to the hearing record.
Representatives of the University of Hawai‘i Foundation were in the hearing room. Christine Ko’o was introduced and Tim Dolan, identified as the foundation’s CEO, told the committee the foundation stood behind the written testimony it submitted the prior week. “We stand behind our written testimony that was submitted last week,” Dolan said during the hearing.
The Office of the Auditor was asked to testify but the hearing record shows no representative appeared in person or via Zoom during that portion of the session.
Committee members did not record further amendments in the hearing transcript; the recommendation passed with one recorded dissent. The resolution requests a performance audit; the transcript does not specify an audit scope beyond the resolution’s language.
Votes at a glance: Chair Kim voted aye; Senator Fukunaga recorded a no vote; one other senator recorded an aye vote in the hearing transcript and Senator Fevella was excused. The committee adopted the chair’s recommendation to advance SCR 137.
The resolution will move to subsequent legislative steps for scheduling and any required follow-up from the Office of the Auditor.
