Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 minutes ago
Gov. Josh Green blasted Hawaiʻi State Auditor Les Kondo’s preliminary report on his signature tiny homes project, accusing the Legislature’s watchdog of being overly aggressive and expressing an unwillingness to help the administration with the endeavor.
The auditor, Green said, is engaged in a “personal vendetta.”
“Instead of being constructive,” Green said of the audit process, “it became a very caustic, aggressive process.”
“It was very much an interrogation,” Green added.
Lawmakers in 2025 approved a total of $88.2 million for the sprawling statewide kauhale initiative in 2026 and 2027, but also required Kondo to conduct an audit of the program. The request came after reporting by Civil Beat that found the state didn’t have receipts or other documents detailing the specific use of public money for some kauhale projects.
Read the full story: civilbeat.org/2026/04/vendetta-hawaii-gov-blasts-auditor-report-on-key-homeless-kauhale-program
Gov. Josh Green blasted Hawaiʻi State Auditor Les Kondo’s preliminary report on his signature tiny homes project, accusing the Legislature’s watchdog of being overly aggressive and expressing an unwillingness to help the administration with the endeavor.
The auditor, Green said, is engaged in a “personal vendetta.”
“Instead of being constructive,” Green said of the audit process, “it became a very caustic, aggressive process.”
“It was very much an interrogation,” Green added.
Lawmakers in 2025 approved a total of $88.2 million for the sprawling statewide kauhale initiative in 2026 and 2027, but also required Kondo to conduct an audit of the program. The request came after reporting by Civil Beat that found the state didn’t have receipts or other documents detailing the specific use of public money for some kauhale projects.
Read the full story: civilbeat.org/2026/04/vendetta-hawaii-gov-blasts-auditor-report-on-key-homeless-kauhale-program
