March 9, 2026
The results of the 2025 National Community Survey is available. An interactive version of the report is also available here.
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February 13, 2026
The Follow-Up on Recommendations from Report No. 19-06, Audit of the Department of Enterprise Services Operations – Honolulu Zoo has been issued and is now available.
February 2, 2026
The Office of the City Auditor is seeking applicants for a Performance Auditor and Audit Intern positions. Deadline to apply is March 13, 2026. See our employment opportunities for more details.
January 16, 2026
The Audit of the Office of Economic Revitalization is now on our website.
January 14, 2026
Congratulations to Wayne Kawamura on earning his Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation from the Institute of Internal Auditors!
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2025
December 4, 2025
Update: The National Community Survey open participation’s closing date has been extended and will now be available until February 2, 2026. Use the link below to make your voices heard about government services and life on O`ahu: Open Participation Survey
November 20, 2025
The National Community Survey is now open to participation for all. Use the link below to make your voices heard about government services and life on O`ahu, the survey will close on December 4, 2025: Open Participation Survey
October 24 2025
We are excited to announce the launch of the 2025 National Community Survey!
Invitations have been sent to randomly selected households asking for feedback via The National Community Survey. In a few weeks, we’ll open the survey to all residents. If you would like to receive an email notification for this community-wide survey, register now to become a part of the City and County of Honolulu’s digital sounding board: polco.us/n/res/signup
September 25, 2025
The FY 2025 Annual Report is available on our website.
August 25, 2025
The Audit of the Fire Plans Review Revolving Fund, Resolution 25-4 is now available on our website.
July 18, 2025
The FY 2026 Annual Work Plan is available on our website.
June 27, 2025
The Citizen-Centric Report for FY2024 has been published to our website.
June 24, 2025
Congratulations to Jerrald de Guzman and Kyle Detke on earning the designation of Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) by the Institute of Internal Auditors!
April 21, 2025
The Office of the City Auditor is seeking applicants for an intern position. Deadline to apply is May 2, 2025. See the job announcement for more details.
April 2, 2025
The Follow-Up on Recommendations from Report No. 19-03, Audit of the Permitting and Inspection of Large Detached Dwellings, Resolution 18-223, FD1 has been issued and is now available.
March 7, 2025
The results of the 2024 National Community Survey is available. An interactive version of the report is also available here.
March 5, 2025
The Office of the City Auditor issued a press release to address a correction to the Audit of the Skyline Operations, Report No. 25-02.
February 28, 2025
The Audit of the Skyline Operations has been issued and is now available. View the report’s highlights.
February 12, 2025
The Office of the City Auditor is seeking applicants for a Performance Auditor. Deadline to apply is March 11, 2025. See the job announcement for more details.
2024
December 30, 2024
Results from the peer review of our office for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024 is now available.
December 23, 2024
All City and County of Honolulu residents are encouraged to participate in the 2024 National Community Survey. Click here to access the online survey. The link will be available through January 7, 2025.
December 4, 2024
The National Community Survey was mailed to a random sample of 3,000 O`ahu residents. We encourage Oahu residents to participate in this survey and have your voice heard on important issues facing the City and County of Honolulu. An online open participation survey will also be available and announced later this month.
August 29, 2024
The Audit of the Honolulu Police Commission is now available.
August 9, 2024
The Office of the City Auditor received the Certificate of Excellence in Citizen-Centric Reporting from the AGA for our Fiscal Year 2023 Citizen Centric Report. For the full report, please visit: https://www8.honolulu.gov/oca/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2024/06/Citizen_Centric_Report_FY2023_FINAL.pdf
July 1, 2024
The FY 2025 Annual Work Plan is available on our website.
May 31, 2024
Congratulations to Christine Ross on becoming qualified as a Certified Construction Auditor (CCA) by the National Assocation of Construction Auditors!
May 13, 2024
The Citizen-Centric Report for FY2023 has been published to our website.
April 18, 2024
The Office of the City Auditor is the proud recipient of the the 2023 Exemplary (1st Place) Knighton Award for Large Audit Shops. The award was given by the Assocation of Local Governenment Auditors (ALGA) for the Audit of Select Management Issues Impacting the City’s Ability to Effectively Hire and Sustain Its Workforce, issued in June 2023. Congratulations to the audit team: Deputy City Auditor Troy Shimasaki, Kyle Detke, and Joshua Diaz! View ALGA’s press release.
April 9, 2024
Congratulations to Christine Ross, Charisma Fojas, and Ciress Quidilla on being granted the designation of Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) by the Institute for Internal Controls!
March 6, 2024
The results of the 2023 National Community Survey is now available. Results are also available online through a version of the NCS Report on Tableau.
January 29, 2024
Congratulations to City Auditor Arushi Kumar and Deputy City Auditor Troy Shimasaki on becoming qualified as a Certified Internal Controls Auditors (CICA) by the Institute for Internal Controls! Congratulations to Ciress Quidilla on earning her credendtial as a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners!
January 8, 2024
All residents of Honolulu are encouraged to participate in the 2023 National Community Survey. Click here to access the online survey. The link will be available through January 19, 2024.
2023
December 20, 2023
The Office of the City Auditor is seeking applicants for our internship program. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2024. See the internship announcement for more details.
December 14, 2023
The 2023 National Community Survey has been mailed to a sample of Honolulu citizens. We encourage you to participate if you are one of the randomly selected households to receive a survey.
November 28, 2023
The FY 2023 Annual Report has been published to our website.
November 8, 2023
The Audit of Select CARES Act Programs and Expenditures is now available on our website.
November 2, 2023
The Audit of the Department of Design and Construction’s Implementation of the City’s Capital Improvement Program, Resolution 22-233 has been posted on our website.
November 1, 2023
Congratulations to Shena Bocalbos-Garcia on becoming qualified as a Certified Construction Auditor (CCA) by the National Association of Construction Auditors (NACA)!
August 7, 2023
The Office of the City Auditor is seeking applicants for a Performance Auditor. Deadline to apply is August 31, 2023. See the job announcement for more details.
August 4, 2023
Congratulations to City Auditor Arushi Kumar on being granted the designation of Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) by AGA! Congratulations to Jordan Alonzo on earning his Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) credential by ISACA! Congratulations to Joshua Diaz on becoming qualified as a Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) by the Institute for Internal Controls!
June 30, 2023
The Audit of Select Management Issues Impacting the City’s Ability to Effectively Hire and Sustain Its Workforce is now available on our website.
June 29, 2023
Our Audit of the Hanauma Bay Online Reservation System has been posted on our website.
May 8, 2023
Our Citizen-Centric Report for FY 2022 has been posted on our website.
March 16, 2023
The results of the 2022 National Community Survey of Honolulu residents has been posted on our website. An interactive version of the report can be accessed via the Tableau public site.
March 9, 2023
Congratulations to Joshua Diaz, recipient of the Government Finance Officers Association’s Government Finance Professional Development Scholarship!
2022
December 19, 2022
Congratulations to Kyle Detke on being granted the designation of Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) by AGA.
November 29, 2022
The 2022 National Community Survey is now open to all residents on O`ahu. Please visit our 2022 National Community Survey page for more details.
November 14, 2022
RFP-OCA-2300001, Financial Audit for the City and County of Honolulu for Fiscal Years 2024 to 2028, has been posted on the State’s HANDS website: https://hands.ehawaii.gov/hands/. Deadline for proposals is 4:00 p.m. (HST) on January 10, 2023. Please visit the HANDS website for full details.
October 27, 2022
The 2022 National Community Survey of Honolulu residents will be starting on November 1, 2022. If you are one of the randomly selected households to receive a survey, we encourage you to participate.
September 1, 2022
The Ofifice of the City Auditor is seeking applicants for a Performance Auditor. Deadline to apply is September 30, 2022. See the job announcement for more details.