THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 142 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FINANCIAL AND PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII at MANOA ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 142
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
THE SENATE
S.C.R. NO.
142
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FINANCIAL AND PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII at MANOA ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department is responsible for the operations of various student sports teams, their training and performance, travel as necessary, and for providing educational and mental health support for their athletes; and WHEREAS, the Athletics Department includes student athletes as well as department support staff to coordinate domestic and national events, manage operations, and provide assistance to student athletes; and WHEREAS, the Athletics Department receives funding through private donors, the university, legislative appropriations, and various sport-specific distributions for the purpose of supporting department operations and programs; and WHEREAS, the effective use and management of funds and resources to promote increased interest and participation in collegiate sports should be a priority of the department; and WHEREAS, ensuring that existing support programs are effective in encouraging student athletes' continued improvement and success in both the educational and athletic sectors should also be a priority of the department; and WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department does not have a master plan to address the various needs of the Athletics Department; and WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii does not have a clear plan to address the potential of, nor implement, the Name, Image, and Likeness program for the purpose of department and athlete exposure, as well as development of a new source of revenue; and WHEREAS, an audit conducted in Fiscal Year 2024 shows a $2,100,000 deficit between revenues and expenditures for the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department; and WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department does not have a sustainable funding plan to address the deficit nor the overall needs of the department; and WHEREAS, evaluation of the department's operations, program offerings, and effectiveness is necessary for the improvement and efficiency of the department as a whole; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Office of the Auditor is requested to conduct a financial and performance audit of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department to ensure that the department is operating in an effective, fiscally responsible, and comprehensively supportive manner for the success of the program and its student athletes; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor and Director of Athletics of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Office of the Auditor; University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department; Financial and Performance Audit
WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department is responsible for the operations of various student sports teams, their training and performance, travel as necessary, and for providing educational and mental health support for their athletes; and
WHEREAS, the Athletics Department includes student athletes as well as department support staff to coordinate domestic and national events, manage operations, and provide assistance to student athletes; and
WHEREAS, the Athletics Department receives funding through private donors, the university, legislative appropriations, and various sport-specific distributions for the purpose of supporting department operations and programs; and
WHEREAS, the effective use and management of funds and resources to promote increased interest and participation in collegiate sports should be a priority of the department; and
WHEREAS, ensuring that existing support programs are effective in encouraging student athletes' continued improvement and success in both the educational and athletic sectors should also be a priority of the department; and
WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department does not have a master plan to address the various needs of the Athletics Department; and
WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii does not have a clear plan to address the potential of, nor implement, the Name, Image, and Likeness program for the purpose of department and athlete exposure, as well as development of a new source of revenue; and
WHEREAS, an audit conducted in Fiscal Year 2024 shows a $2,100,000 deficit between revenues and expenditures for the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department; and
WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department does not have a sustainable funding plan to address the deficit nor the overall needs of the department; and
WHEREAS, evaluation of the department's operations, program offerings, and effectiveness is necessary for the improvement and efficiency of the department as a whole; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Office of the Auditor is requested to conduct a financial and performance audit of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department to ensure that the department is operating in an effective, fiscally responsible, and comprehensively supportive manner for the success of the program and its student athletes; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor and Director of Athletics of the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
OFFERED BY: _____________________________
OFFERED BY:
_____________________________
Report Title:
Office of the Auditor; University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department; Financial and Performance Audit