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Administrative <br /> <br />Condition and Cause <br />County employees and the public had concerns about preferential treatment. <br /> <br />Effect of the Condition <br />With limited opportunity to report concerns, employees remained silent for fear of retaliation. As <br />a result, stakeholders lost confidence in the hiring process. <br /> <br />Recommendation 2 <br />"We further recommend the Office of the Mayor, and the Department of Human Resources <br />consider implementing an independent whistleblower program and system to allow anonymous <br />complaints to be reported." <br /> <br />Department Action <br />To meet this recommendation, DHR provided the following response, "DHR agrees an <br />independent whistleblower program would be an effective means to receive anonymous <br />complaints related to hiring practices. DHR supports an independent program where the <br />administration and oversight fall outside the purview of the mayor.An independent program would <br />decrease the potential for political influence or interference in response to complaints." <br /> <br />Audit Activity <br />In January 2022, the Office of the County Auditor implemented fraud and whistleblower hotlines <br />to provide County employees and members of the public, a way to confidentially report suspected <br />fraud, waste, and abuse of County positions or resources in a one-year pilot program ending June <br />30, 2023. The program is outside the purview of the Mayor and the Department of Human <br />Resources. We determined this recommendation is resolved. <br /> <br />More information is available: <br />Online: https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/departments/office-of-the-county-auditor/whistleblower <br /> <br />Fraud and waste hotline: (808) 480-8213 <br />Whistleblower hotline: (808) 480-8279 <br /> <br />Status: Resolved <br /> <br />Status of Recommendations 8 <br />