Hawaii Auditor Scolds Job-Training Program

Hawaii's state auditor has questioned whether the state is getting its money's worth from a program that contracts with public colleges and other public and private agencies to provide new job skills.

The state's Employment and Training Fund "has not demonstrated its effectiveness," mainly because it "has not conducted any meaningful, substantive evaluations of its programs," Marion M. Higa, the state auditor, concluded in a report issued in April.

The University of Hawaii and

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