Văn phòng Kiểm toán Các nhiệm vụ của Văn phòng Kiểm toán được phân công của Nhà nước Hawaii Hiến pháp (Điều VII, mục 10). Nhiệm vụ chính là để thực hiện bài kiểm toán của các giao dịch, tài khoản, các chương trình, và hiệu suất của các cơ quan. Một nhiệm vụ bổ sung là để tiến hành điều tra và chuẩn bị các báo cáo bổ sung có thể được hướng dẫn bởi cơ quan lập pháp. | Financial Audit of the Department of Health A Report to the Governor and the Legislature of the State of Hawaii Report No. 04-05 March 2004 THE AUDITOR STATE OF HAWAII Office of the Auditor The missions of the Office of the Auditor are assigned by the Hawaii State Constitution Article VII Section 10 . The primary mission is to conduct post audits of the transactions accounts programs and performance of public agencies. A supplemental mission is to conduct such other investigations and prepare such additional reports as may be directed by the Legislature. Under its assigned missions the office conducts the following types of examinations 1. Financial audits attest to the fairness of the financial statements of agencies. They examine the adequacy of the financial records and accounting and internal controls and they determine the legality and propriety of expenditures. 2. Management audits which are also referred to as performance audits examine the effectiveness of programs or the efficiency of agencies or both. These audits are also called program audits when they focus on whether programs are attaining the objectives and results expected of them and operations audits when they examine how well agencies are organized and managed and how efficiently they acquire and utilize resources. 3. Sunset evaluations evaluate new professional and occupational licensing programs to determine whether the programs should be terminated continued or modified. These evaluations are conducted in accordance with criteria established by statute. 4. Sunrise analyses are similar to sunset evaluations but they apply to proposed rather than existing regulatory programs. Before a new professional and occupational licensing program can be enacted the statutes require that the measure be analyzed by the Office of the Auditor as to its probable effects. 5. Health insurance analyses examine bills that propose to mandate certain health insurance benefits. Such bills cannot be enacted unless they
