Audit 350255

FY End
2024-06-30
Total Expended
$550.72M
Findings
8
Programs
59
Organization: City and County of Honolulu (HI)
Year: 2024 Accepted: 2025-03-28
Auditor: Kmh LLP

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
540441 2024-002 Significant Deficiency Yes H
540442 2024-002 Significant Deficiency Yes H
540443 2024-003 Material Weakness - N
540444 2024-003 Material Weakness - N
1116883 2024-002 Significant Deficiency Yes H
1116884 2024-002 Significant Deficiency Yes H
1116885 2024-003 Material Weakness - N
1116886 2024-003 Material Weakness - N

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
20.500 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants $188.75M Yes 0
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $73.61M Yes 0
20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants $58.88M Yes 0
66.458 Clean Water State Revolving Fund $22.45M - 0
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $9.83M Yes 1
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $7.15M - 0
14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program $4.42M - 0
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $3.78M - 0
14.879 Mainstream Vouchers $1.68M - 0
95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program $1.44M - 0
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $1.42M - 0
17.258 Wioa Adult Program $1.08M - 0
17.259 Wioa Youth Activities $1.02M - 0
17.277 Wioa National Dislocated Worker Grants / Wia National Emergency Grants $975,445 - 0
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $968,620 - 0
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $933,457 Yes 1
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $930,457 - 0
17.278 Wioa Dislocated Worker Formula Grants $573,592 - 0
14.241 Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids $534,659 - 0
93.044 Special Programs for the Aging, Title Iii, Part B, Grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers $522,740 Yes 0
97.044 Assistance to Firefighters Grant $510,374 - 0
20.616 National Priority Safety Programs $471,631 - 0
97.045 Cooperating Technical Partners $462,468 - 0
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $419,322 - 0
16.741 Dna Backlog Reduction Program $394,320 - 0
93.053 Nutrition Services Incentive Program $362,236 Yes 0
93.045 Special Programs for the Aging, Title Iii, Part C, Nutrition Services $335,385 Yes 0
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $334,555 - 0
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $290,005 - 0
20.607 Alcohol Open Container Requirements $282,404 - 0
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $222,907 - 0
14.896 Family Self-Sufficiency Program $222,595 - 0
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $208,382 - 0
66.818 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements $166,958 - 0
16.742 Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program $166,685 - 0
20.608 Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated $152,380 - 0
97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant $151,808 - 0
16.922 Equitable Sharing Program $147,611 - 0
14.856 Lower Income Housing Assistance Program Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation $147,202 - 0
16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants $133,173 - 0
93.136 Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs $127,231 - 0
93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance $124,183 - 0
94.002 Americorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (rsvp) 94.002 $121,737 - 0
10.723 Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending $116,250 - 0
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $106,002 - 0
93.052 National Family Caregiver Support, Title Iii, Part E $89,981 - 0
10.935 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production $80,000 - 0
16.588 Violence Against Women Formula Grants $78,015 - 0
17.274 Youthbuild $75,848 - 0
16.825 Smart Prosecution Initiative $70,000 - 0
16.320 Services for Trafficking Victims $51,686 - 0
66.046 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants $33,693 - 0
84.287 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers $32,189 - 0
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $28,288 Yes 0
16.034 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program $27,496 - 0
20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low Or No Emissions Programs $22,995 Yes 0
93.043 Special Programs for the Aging, Title Iii, Part D, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services $6,552 - 0
21.016 Equitable Sharing $5,215 - 0
10.575 Farm to School Grant Program $3,261 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
D4W7SB9CF8G4 Troy Shimasaki Auditee
8087683134 James Nakayama Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Loans Outstanding Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the “Schedule”) includes the federal grant activity of the City and County of Honolulu (the “City”) under programs of the federal government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the cash basis of accounting which is a comprehensive basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The City has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimus indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The City had the following loan balances outstanding awarded as of and for the year ended June 30, 2024, which are not presented in the schedule of expenditures of federal awards. There were no advances in fiscal year 2024. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS (14.218) - Balances outstanding at the end of the audit period were $21,142,114. HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (14.239) - Balances outstanding at the end of the audit period were $22,464,061. HOUSING TRUST FUND (14.275) - Balances outstanding at the end of the audit period were $1,373,044. SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS (14.871) - Balances outstanding at the end of the audit period were $3,647,688.
Title: Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Funds Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the “Schedule”) includes the federal grant activity of the City and County of Honolulu (the “City”) under programs of the federal government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the cash basis of accounting which is a comprehensive basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The City has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimus indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. For the year ended June 30, 2024, federal awards and state matching fund expenditures under capitalization grants for clean water state revolving funds were $22,445,300 and $0, respectively.

Finding Details

Criteria: 24 CFR section 570.902 of the CDBG regulations states that a grantee is in compliance with timely expenditure requirements if, 60 days prior to the end of its program year, there is no more than 1.5 times its annual grant remaining in the line of credit, including any program income on hand. Condition: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (the “HUD”) notified the City, in a letter dated June 4, 2024, that the City was not in compliance with the 60-day timeliness test conducted May 2, 2024, as the City had a line-of-credit balance of 1.71 times its annual grant. Context: According to the HUD letter dated June 4, 2024, this is the third consecutive year that the City was not noncompliant with 24 CFR section 570.902. The HUD required the City to develop a workout plan describing the steps the City will take to ensure compliance by May 2, 2025. The City submitted a workplan to the HUD in a letter dated June 10, 2024 . HUD granted the City an exception to the timely expenditure requirements for the 2024 grant year due to factors beyond the City’s reasonable control. Cause: Based on our discussions with City management, the failure to meet the timely expenditure requirement was primarily due to capital projects delays and supply chain issues , which were beyond the program’s control. Effect: Failure to meet the timeliness standard results in noncompliance with the period of performance requirement and could result in sanctions and reduction in future grant funds. Questioned Costs: None Identification as a Repeat Finding, if applicable: See finding 2023-003 included in the Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings. Recommendation: We recommend the City adhere to the workout plan submitted to HUD to comply with the CDBG timely expenditure requirements. Views of Responsible Officials: Client agrees with finding, and the unabridged version of their response can be found in the Corrective Action Plan. Please see the Corrective Action Plan issued by the City.
Criteria: 24 CFR section 570.902 of the CDBG regulations states that a grantee is in compliance with timely expenditure requirements if, 60 days prior to the end of its program year, there is no more than 1.5 times its annual grant remaining in the line of credit, including any program income on hand. Condition: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (the “HUD”) notified the City, in a letter dated June 4, 2024, that the City was not in compliance with the 60-day timeliness test conducted May 2, 2024, as the City had a line-of-credit balance of 1.71 times its annual grant. Context: According to the HUD letter dated June 4, 2024, this is the third consecutive year that the City was not noncompliant with 24 CFR section 570.902. The HUD required the City to develop a workout plan describing the steps the City will take to ensure compliance by May 2, 2025. The City submitted a workplan to the HUD in a letter dated June 10, 2024 . HUD granted the City an exception to the timely expenditure requirements for the 2024 grant year due to factors beyond the City’s reasonable control. Cause: Based on our discussions with City management, the failure to meet the timely expenditure requirement was primarily due to capital projects delays and supply chain issues , which were beyond the program’s control. Effect: Failure to meet the timeliness standard results in noncompliance with the period of performance requirement and could result in sanctions and reduction in future grant funds. Questioned Costs: None Identification as a Repeat Finding, if applicable: See finding 2023-003 included in the Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings. Recommendation: We recommend the City adhere to the workout plan submitted to HUD to comply with the CDBG timely expenditure requirements. Views of Responsible Officials: Client agrees with finding, and the unabridged version of their response can be found in the Corrective Action Plan. Please see the Corrective Action Plan issued by the City.
Criteria: In accordance with 24 CFR section 576.203, the recipient must pay each subrecipient for allowable costs within 30 days after receiving the subrecipient’s complete payment request. Condition: The City did not pay subrecipient for allowable costs within 30 days as required by 24 CFR section 576.203. Context: We selected 18 subrecipient payments for testing and noted 10 were not paid within 30 days. Cause: Based on discussions with City personnel, it was noted that the delay in payments was due to a lack of diligence in completing timely reviews of invoices. Effect: Failure to make timely payments resulted in noncompliance with the special tests and provisions requirement. Questioned Costs: None Identification as a Repeat Finding, if applicable: N/A Recommendation: We recommend that the City be diligent in completing timely reviews to ensure that it complies with the requirement. Views of Responsible Officials: Client agrees with finding, and the unabridged version of their response can be found in the Corrective Action Plan. Please see the Corrective Action Plan issued by the City.
Criteria: In accordance with 24 CFR section 576.203, the recipient must pay each subrecipient for allowable costs within 30 days after receiving the subrecipient’s complete payment request. Condition: The City did not pay subrecipient for allowable costs within 30 days as required by 24 CFR section 576.203. Context: We selected 18 subrecipient payments for testing and noted 10 were not paid within 30 days. Cause: Based on discussions with City personnel, it was noted that the delay in payments was due to a lack of diligence in completing timely reviews of invoices. Effect: Failure to make timely payments resulted in noncompliance with the special tests and provisions requirement. Questioned Costs: None Identification as a Repeat Finding, if applicable: N/A Recommendation: We recommend that the City be diligent in completing timely reviews to ensure that it complies with the requirement. Views of Responsible Officials: Client agrees with finding, and the unabridged version of their response can be found in the Corrective Action Plan. Please see the Corrective Action Plan issued by the City.
Criteria: 24 CFR section 570.902 of the CDBG regulations states that a grantee is in compliance with timely expenditure requirements if, 60 days prior to the end of its program year, there is no more than 1.5 times its annual grant remaining in the line of credit, including any program income on hand. Condition: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (the “HUD”) notified the City, in a letter dated June 4, 2024, that the City was not in compliance with the 60-day timeliness test conducted May 2, 2024, as the City had a line-of-credit balance of 1.71 times its annual grant. Context: According to the HUD letter dated June 4, 2024, this is the third consecutive year that the City was not noncompliant with 24 CFR section 570.902. The HUD required the City to develop a workout plan describing the steps the City will take to ensure compliance by May 2, 2025. The City submitted a workplan to the HUD in a letter dated June 10, 2024 . HUD granted the City an exception to the timely expenditure requirements for the 2024 grant year due to factors beyond the City’s reasonable control. Cause: Based on our discussions with City management, the failure to meet the timely expenditure requirement was primarily due to capital projects delays and supply chain issues , which were beyond the program’s control. Effect: Failure to meet the timeliness standard results in noncompliance with the period of performance requirement and could result in sanctions and reduction in future grant funds. Questioned Costs: None Identification as a Repeat Finding, if applicable: See finding 2023-003 included in the Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings. Recommendation: We recommend the City adhere to the workout plan submitted to HUD to comply with the CDBG timely expenditure requirements. Views of Responsible Officials: Client agrees with finding, and the unabridged version of their response can be found in the Corrective Action Plan. Please see the Corrective Action Plan issued by the City.
Criteria: 24 CFR section 570.902 of the CDBG regulations states that a grantee is in compliance with timely expenditure requirements if, 60 days prior to the end of its program year, there is no more than 1.5 times its annual grant remaining in the line of credit, including any program income on hand. Condition: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (the “HUD”) notified the City, in a letter dated June 4, 2024, that the City was not in compliance with the 60-day timeliness test conducted May 2, 2024, as the City had a line-of-credit balance of 1.71 times its annual grant. Context: According to the HUD letter dated June 4, 2024, this is the third consecutive year that the City was not noncompliant with 24 CFR section 570.902. The HUD required the City to develop a workout plan describing the steps the City will take to ensure compliance by May 2, 2025. The City submitted a workplan to the HUD in a letter dated June 10, 2024 . HUD granted the City an exception to the timely expenditure requirements for the 2024 grant year due to factors beyond the City’s reasonable control. Cause: Based on our discussions with City management, the failure to meet the timely expenditure requirement was primarily due to capital projects delays and supply chain issues , which were beyond the program’s control. Effect: Failure to meet the timeliness standard results in noncompliance with the period of performance requirement and could result in sanctions and reduction in future grant funds. Questioned Costs: None Identification as a Repeat Finding, if applicable: See finding 2023-003 included in the Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings. Recommendation: We recommend the City adhere to the workout plan submitted to HUD to comply with the CDBG timely expenditure requirements. Views of Responsible Officials: Client agrees with finding, and the unabridged version of their response can be found in the Corrective Action Plan. Please see the Corrective Action Plan issued by the City.
Criteria: In accordance with 24 CFR section 576.203, the recipient must pay each subrecipient for allowable costs within 30 days after receiving the subrecipient’s complete payment request. Condition: The City did not pay subrecipient for allowable costs within 30 days as required by 24 CFR section 576.203. Context: We selected 18 subrecipient payments for testing and noted 10 were not paid within 30 days. Cause: Based on discussions with City personnel, it was noted that the delay in payments was due to a lack of diligence in completing timely reviews of invoices. Effect: Failure to make timely payments resulted in noncompliance with the special tests and provisions requirement. Questioned Costs: None Identification as a Repeat Finding, if applicable: N/A Recommendation: We recommend that the City be diligent in completing timely reviews to ensure that it complies with the requirement. Views of Responsible Officials: Client agrees with finding, and the unabridged version of their response can be found in the Corrective Action Plan. Please see the Corrective Action Plan issued by the City.
Criteria: In accordance with 24 CFR section 576.203, the recipient must pay each subrecipient for allowable costs within 30 days after receiving the subrecipient’s complete payment request. Condition: The City did not pay subrecipient for allowable costs within 30 days as required by 24 CFR section 576.203. Context: We selected 18 subrecipient payments for testing and noted 10 were not paid within 30 days. Cause: Based on discussions with City personnel, it was noted that the delay in payments was due to a lack of diligence in completing timely reviews of invoices. Effect: Failure to make timely payments resulted in noncompliance with the special tests and provisions requirement. Questioned Costs: None Identification as a Repeat Finding, if applicable: N/A Recommendation: We recommend that the City be diligent in completing timely reviews to ensure that it complies with the requirement. Views of Responsible Officials: Client agrees with finding, and the unabridged version of their response can be found in the Corrective Action Plan. Please see the Corrective Action Plan issued by the City.