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Other Information <br /> Independent Audit <br /> The Hawaii County Charter requires an annual audit by independent certified public <br /> accountants. KPMG LLP was selected by the County Council to perform the audit. <br /> Employee Union Contracts <br /> County employees are members of seven different bargaining units. All of the bargaining units <br /> have contracts that run through June 30,2007. <br /> Certificate of Achievement <br /> The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada(GFOA) <br /> awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the County of <br /> Hawaii for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30,2004. <br /> This was the seventeenth consecutive year that the government has achieved this prestigious <br /> award. In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement,a government must publish an <br /> easily readable and efficiently organized comprehensive annual financial report. This report <br /> must satisfy both generally accepted accounting principles and applicable legal requirements. <br /> A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe our current <br /> Comprehensive Annual Financial Report continues to meet the Certificate of Achievement <br /> Program's requirements,and we are submitting it to the GFOA to determine its eligibility for <br /> another certificate. <br /> Acknowledgments <br /> The preparation of this report on a timely basis was made possible by the efficient and dedicated <br /> services of the entire staff of the Department of Finance and fiscal personnel in other <br /> departments. I am grateful for their help in preparing this report. I also thank the Mayor and the <br /> members of the County Council for their interest and support in assuring the continuing sound <br /> financial condition of the County of Hawaii. <br /> WILLIAM TAKABA <br /> Director of Finance <br /> -6- <br />