... France and the US ISDM role is to carry out the processing of the data received from Canadian floats, to distribute the data on the GTS and the global servers within 24 hours and to handle the delayed ... rapidly as today Every decade, some 15 alien species establish themselves in our coastal or inland waters In the absence of their natural predators, the most aggressive of them spread rapidly They ... species The zebra mussel and sea lamprey are examples of such species that have greatly affected the Great Lakes The most effective approach to dealing with this threat involves managing the pathways...
... person the right to receive the deposit on the death of the depositor, the nominee shall, on the death of the depositor, become entitled tothe exclusion of all the other persons, to be p the deposit, ... (iii) the period from the date of opening the account tothe date of death of the depositor or surviving depositor, as the case may be, is not less than two years (iv) The age of the depositor ... limit as may be prescribed, the prescribed authority may pay the same to any person appearing to it to be entitled to receive the sum or to administer the estate of the deceased (5) Nothing contained...
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... The 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 ... results to goals and objectives We also assessed the actions taken by the authority in response to our previous audit, Management Audit of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, Report No 02-04 The authority ... awarded by the authority to major contractors to determine if the authority and these contractors are in compliance with all relevant programmatic and financial requirements We wish to express...
... Hawai`i Tourism Authority Major contractors Section 23-13, HRS, directs the Auditor to conduct a financial and management audit of the authority’s “major contractors.” A major contractor is a ... prior tothe authority’s evaluation of the quality of the work provided, and final payment was made prior tothe completion of all required tasks Our 2002 Management Audit of the Hawai`i Tourism Authority, ... opportunities through tourism History Established in 1903, HVCB, then known as the Hawai`i Visitors Bureau, is the oldest tourism organization in the Pacific region and began as a committee of the Honolulu...
... www.adultpdf.com 15 Chapter 2: The Hawai`i Tourism Authority Enabled the Hawai`i Visitors & Convention Bureau to Exploit State Contract Funding department, the authority gave HVCB far more autonomy in establishing ... packages Prior tothe authority’s establishment in 1998, the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) contracted with HVCB to provide state tourism marketing Under the department ... HVCB contract In comparison tothe 14 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Chapter 2: The Hawai`i Tourism Authority Enabled the Hawai`i Visitors & Convention Bureau to Exploit State Contract...
... with the authority—not HVCB In addition, the authority used these plans, and not the actual contracts, to monitor HVCB’s services Moreover, the plans lacked the specificity needed to enable the authority ... terms and whether the contractor’s services are satisfactory Our review of the authority’s two major contracts with HVCB found that the authority failed to adhere to these principles The contracts ... incentive to monitor Most importantly, an organization should adhere tothe contract monitoring principle that it has a responsibility to determine whether the contractor’s work is faithful to the...
... ($112,216) According to HVCB, an arrangement with the authority permitted it to 34 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Chapter 2: The Hawai`i Tourism Authority Enabled the Hawai`i Visitors & Convention ... HVCB to provide the authority with a copy of its fiscal policies upon contract execution The authority needed a copy of HVCB’s fiscal policies to ensure that they not conflict with the authority’s ... allowed HVCB to exceed its budget and to reallocate funds from the meetings, conventions and incentives budget to make up the shortfall Furthermore, this situation illustrates yet another example where...
... by funding the committee’s work In 1945, the tourism marketing organization became known as the Hawai`i Visitors Bureau In April 1959, the bureau was incorporated under the laws of the State of ... and another was formed in 1902 as a joint committee of the Chamber of Commerce of Honolulu and the Merchants Association In 1903, the Territorial Legislature recognized the importance of tourism ... State of Hawai`i (State) for the primary purpose of promoting travel to and among the Hawaiian Islands In July 1996, the name was officially changed tothe Hawai`i Visitors & Convention Bureau HVCB’s...
... of the Affected Agencies Comments on Agency Responses We transmitted drafts of this report tothe Board of Directors of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, the authority’s executive director, and the ... “According tothe authority, HVCB met its entire contractual obligations once it submitted and executed the marketing plans,” as inaccurate The response went on to list actions the authority took that ... Development and Tourism on June 20, 2003 A copy of the transmittal letter tothe board chair is included as Attachment Similar letters were sent tothe executive director and the Department of...
... Office of the Auditor The missions of the Office of the Auditor are assigned by the Hawai‘i State Constitution (Article VII, Section 10) The primary mission is to conduct post audits of the transactions, ... Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s Major Contracts A Report tothe Governor and the Legislature of the State of Hawai‘i Conducted by The Auditor State of Hawai‘i and N&K CPAs, Inc Submitted by THE AUDITOR ... $15 million over the life of the contract, awarded by the HTA tothe Hawaiʻi Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB), Hawaiʻi Tourism Japan, and SMG, the marketer and operator of the Hawaiʻi Convention...
... framework of the TSP.” The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s Major Contractors include HVCB, HTJ, SMG, and the NFL The major contractors, the Hawai‘i Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB), Hawai‘i Tourism ... *Rounded tothe nearest thousand **Note that these totals comprise the amounts for both the Tourism Special Fund and the Convention Center Enterprise Special Fund Source: Hawai‘i Tourism Authority ... was opened the same month as the Tokyo office On March 1, 2007, the authority board of directors extended the term of the marketing contract with HTJ for another four years (2008-2011) The funding...
... on the return tothe taxpayer Since the HTA relies on the contractors to set their own performance targets and goals, there is no way to gauge whether progress has been made towards achieving the ... Chapter 2: The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Practices an Approach to Tourism Promotion That It Was Designed To Replace A Short-Range Approach to Tourism Promotion Hinders the HTA’s Ability To Strategically ... www.adultpdf.com Chapter The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Practices an Approach to Tourism Promotion That It Was Designed To Replace Introduction The creation of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) in...
... Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Moreover, the results reported tothe authority board of directors did not include the sometimes critical comments received with the responses tothe survey Some examples ... in 2004 Authority officials claim that they not want to micro-manage their contractors Further, they contend that responsible staff is “on top” of the contractors and constantly monitoring performance ... Chapter 2: The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Practices an Approach to Tourism Promotion That It Was Designed To Replace Essentially, the authority relies on the contractor to set up its own...
... Chapter 2: The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Practices an Approach to Tourism Promotion That It Was Designed To Replace The majority of these funds is used to reimburse the Hawai‘i Convention ... year -to- year basis, HTA officials have returned tothe approach to tourism promotion that the authority was created to replace This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Chapter 2: The Hawai‘i Tourism ... Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Conclusion 36 During this audit, we found that the HTA has improved administrative controls over the HVCB and its other contractors But the fundamental issue remains: the authority’s...
... tracks the success of programs in generating the desire to travel to Hawai‘i.” Because of factors beyond its control, the HTA “selected consideration and intention to travel to Hawaiʻi as the ... reports tothe public and the Legislature to provide a meaningful before and after comparison of the effect of its deployment of state resources We discuss this issue in our report with reference to ... for the development of the state-wide Hawai‘i Tourism Strategic Plan and that of an active partner in its implementation A prime example is its contract for the marketing and operation of the...
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