STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR 2 4 2025
RE: S.R. No. 154
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Cominittee on Higher Education, to which was referred
S.R. No. 154 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR TO
CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
FOUNDATION, "
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Office of the Auditor to conduct a performance audit of the
University of Hawaii Foundation.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
University of Hawai‘i Foundation.
Your Committee finds that the University of Hawaii Foundation
is a private nonprofit corporation engaging in fundraising efforts
for the University of Hawaii System and the management of over
seven thousand gift accounts for the University. Your Committee
further finds that the efficient, effective, and transparent use
of funding to provide extensive support for students and faculty
through the offerings of programs that receive dedicated donor
funding and improvement projects should be a priority of the
University of Hawaii Foundation. Your Committee also finds that
the evaluation of the use and management of these funds is crucial
to identifying potential shortfalls and areas of improvement to
ensure productive use of funds in support of university students
and faculty. This measure requests the Office of the Auditor to
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conduct a performance audit of the University of Hawaii Foundation
to ensure the effective use and management of the funds received
by the Foundation.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report,
your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 154
and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Ways and
Means.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Higher Education,
DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Higher Education
HRE
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
tigg V/ANA 3/zoj 7.00- c,
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
\/ Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
KIM, Donna Mercado (C)
KIDANI, Michelle N. (VC)
FUKUNAGA, Carol
HASHIMOTO, Troy N.
FEVELLA, Kurt
TOTAL 9
Recommendation:
^^^"T^opted O Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature: r t f i
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24