HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	305
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

REQUESTING THE HONOLULU COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE COPIES OF AUDITS CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF THE STATE.

     WHEREAS, the Honolulu Community Action Program (HCAP) is a private, nonprofit organization that serves Oahu's needy population; and

     WHEREAS, its mission is to provide opportunities and inspiration to enable low‑income families to achieve self‑reliance; and

     WHEREAS, HCAP offers programs and services in the following six areas:

     (1)  Early childhood development, including Head Start;

     (2)  Youth and adult education, including the Adult General Educational Development test;

     (3)  Job training and employment;

     (4)  Economic and asset development;

     (5)  Emergency services, including homeless outreach and housing referrals; and

     (6)  Advocacy and community development, including the Malama Mentoring Program and the Fatherhood Program;

and

     WHEREAS, HCAP's funding is primarily derived from federal, state, city and county contracts and grants, and some private foundations and resources; and

     WHEREAS, in 2006, HCAP received a $1,000,000 grant from the Legislature to acquire a facility for an administrative headquarters and related community programs, and a $500,000 grant from the Legislature to renovate and repair the Waianae District Office; and

     WHEREAS, HCAP has received other grants from the Legislature over the last several years, including a $65,000 grant in 2004, for personnel to provide supervision and outreach services to the homeless temporarily housed at designated public locations on Oahu; and

     WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the Legislature take measures to ensure HCAPs compliance with its contracts to provide services for the State, the effectiveness and efficiency of the programs that it administers for the State pursuant to the contracts, and its expenditure of state-funded grants; now, therefore,

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2007, the Senate concurring, that HCAP is requested to submit copies of all audits conducted on behalf of the State on the use of state funds since the 2005 fiscal year; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that HCAP provide a report to the Legislature that includes:

     (1)  Internal budgeting and fiscal controls to ensure effective and appropriate expenditure of legislative appropriations;

     (2)  An analysis of HCAP's compliance with its contracts to provide services for the State;

     (3)  An analysis of the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the programs that HCAP administers for the State pursuant to the contracts;

     (4)  An analysis of any weaknesses or areas in need of improvement; and

     (5)  Recommendations for possible solutions to address any weaknesses or areas in need of improvement;

and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that HCAP is requested to submit the copies of the audits and its report to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2008; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of the Honolulu Community Action Program.

Report Title: 

Honolulu Community Action Program; Copies of Audits