• Auditor did well with audit • Kauai needs better water plan Auditor did well with audit The front page story in TGI (June 5) “Mayor, auditor clash over report” regarding the 2010 furlough program was well done. Ernie Pasion is
• Auditor did well with audit • Kauai needs better water plan
Auditor did well with audit
The front page story in TGI (June 5) “Mayor, auditor clash over report” regarding the 2010 furlough program was well done.
Ernie Pasion is my friend — one of the most honest and dedicated people I have ever known. Whatever job he has undertaken, it was done with efficiency and the hoped-for result that it would be beneficial to everyone.
The 36-page audit he did on this issue “revealed deficiencies in planning and lack of transparency and accountability in the execution of the furlough program,” he was quoted as saying.
On the other hand, our mayor said, “Furthermore, the auditor’s release (press release) contains inaccurate statements and inflammatory comments that are not consistent with the audit findings.”
Let’s remember one very important factor: Mr. Pasion hires competent outside firms with expertise to do his audits, leaving politics completely out of the equation. The facts are documented and if they point the finger at anyone or show corrective action that needs to be taken, then the auditor cannot be blamed for partiality.
Mr. Carvalho seems to be questioning the accuracy of Mr. Pasion’s report and press release, but he fails to tell us where any inaccuracy occurs.
E Lynn Spears
Kapaa
Kauai needs better water plan
It’s unclear how in good conscious the Department of Water is going to construct a new $8 million building when aging infrastructure causes The Garden Island headline: “H2O woes hit Kalaheo” (May 29).
Kauai is saturated with old infrastructure for our water. More sensible would be to put $8 million into modernizing sustainable water infrastructure.
Secondly, development of a water conservation policy, which does not exist with the DOW – County of Kauai, is critical.
Eight million dollars could go a long way to ensure water for our island community by rebuilding infrastructure. Think of all the jobs that would be generated. Also, water conservation is the wave of the future. Water is life and climate change is happening.
Sustainability should not be just a buzz word tossed around by current County of Kauai plutocrats.
Bonnie P. Bator
Anahola
