HI HCR154

Requests the State Auditor to conduct a comprehensive performance, management, and financial audit of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Department of Accounting and General Services regarding spending on planning, design, financing, construction, and maintenance of a new 1,300-bed jail to replace the Oahu Community Correctional Center.

Audit must review accountability measures, analyze budget expenditures against original funding purposes, examine procurement law compliance, and provide a list of all contractors and subcontractors with dates and completion status related to the proposed jail construction.

Notes that the Department has spent approximately $25,000,000 on planning consultants and public relations professionals and is requesting an additional $30,000,000 for a request for proposals, despite the last ten-year master plan update being completed in 2003.

Directs the Auditor to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2026 Regular Session convenes.

Urges the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Department of Accounting and General Services to fully cooperate with the Auditor and promptly provide all requested records and information.