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John Pritchett: Audit Man

A report requested by House leadership faulted State Auditor Les Kondo for late reports, unqualified staff and inconsistent standards. But Kondo is fighting back, arguing that the real reason behind auditing the auditor is purely political.

By John Pritchett

April 18, 2021 · 1 min read

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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About the Author

John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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Les Kondo,, you da man!   I’m so inspired,, give him a bigger staff and funding and let him "go boy" .  With recent disclosures related to the ADC failure, OHA’s audit non compliance, HPD’s overtime/Covid recovery expenditures and the recent judgement on Maui for A&B’s (read: Maui Pono) continued water leases, not to mention the rail, Les has work for the milenium . These embarrassing issues qualify for yesterday’s trash. I’d say Les is on our side.

pohaku · 2 years ago

gonna print and post at the office tomorrow lol.

kneehowmaaa · 2 years ago

I would of covered the eyes of the donkey to protect the party’s identity and keep their anonymity. Hahaha!  Spot on topic for the cartoon. Saiki’s attempt to control Kondo is transparent, filled with holes, and as see through as a half inch fishing net. The failure to embrace accountability in government says what about government?  

Rampnt_1 · 2 years ago

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