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Tyler J. Benner County of Hawaii <br />County Auditor Office of the County Auditor <br />County of Hawai'i 120 Pauahi St., 309 <br />Office of the County Auditor Hilo, HI 96720 <br />Ph 808.961.8386 F 808.961.8905 <br /> <br /> www.hawai`icounty.gov <br /> <br />March 21, 2022 <br /> <br />Honorable Maile Mederios David, Council Chair <br />and Members of the Hawaii County Council <br />Hawaii County Council <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> <br />Dear Chair David and Council Members, <br /> <br />In accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and the Hawaii <br />County Charter Section 3-18(d)(2), the Office of the County Auditor conducts or causes <br />to be conducted: Performance and/or financial audits of the funds, programs, services, <br />and operations of any county agency, executive agency, or program, as set forth by the <br />county auditor in an annual audit plan that shall be transmitted to the county council and <br />the mayor and filed with the county clerk as a public record. <br /> <br />We have completed our performance audit of the Hawaii Fire Department (HFD) Report <br />No. 2022-02. The objective of this audit was to determine if HFD was providing services <br />in an economical efficient and effective manner, and whether goals and objectives were <br />being achieved. <br /> <br />Observations and evidence concluded while the department generally delivers an <br />adequate "all-hazards" response to fires, medical emergencies, rescues, hazardous <br />material incidents, natural and manmade disasters, it is subjecting itself and by extension <br />the public, to undue risk, because it lacks the fundamental building blocks necessary to <br />support best practices. <br /> <br />We reviewed the Hawaii Fire Department 2015-2020 Strategic Plan. While many small <br />achievements were accomplished early, most were never acted upon, or dissolved over <br />time. We attribute the failure primarily to the inability to secure plan resources prior to <br />identifying the department's needs and the lack of a master plan. <br /> <br />Additionally, we identified both deficiencies and opportunities, which led us to make a <br />total of thirteen (13) recommendations. <br /> <br />Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />