U-HONOLULU, eHawaii-Ezithende zakutshanje kuthotho olude lwe-scathing state audits ye-Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), uSihlalo weBhodi ye-HTA u-Rick Fried, igqwetha elaziwayo lase-Honolulu, ungenise ukurhoxa kwakhe emva kokuba iRhuluneli u-David Ige erhoxile ekutyunjweni kuka-Fried ukuqhubeka njengosihlalo webhodi ye-HTA. I-HTA yiarhente yaseburhulumenteni ejongene nentengiso yezokhenketho eHawaii. UFried waba ngusihlalo ngo-2015.
I-Honolulu Star-Advertiser inike ingxelo yokuba "ukuphuma kuka-Fried yenye ye-shakeup ye-HTA, ethathe uhlahlo-lwabiwo mali lowiso-mali olwesigidi seerandi ezili-13," kwaye kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo ujongile kurhoxa kubaphathi bayo besibini nabesithathu abaphezulu. “Ubuncinci” abasebenzi be-HTA abali-11 kwizikhundla eziphambili, bemkile ukusukela ngo-2015. Oku kuthathwa “njengezinga eliphezulu lokubuya” kuba i-HTA inabasebenzi abasisigxina abangama-20 kuphela kunye nabasebenzi bekhontrakthi abali-10.
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INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- On the heels of the latest in a long series of “scathing” state audits of the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), HTA Board Chair Rick Fried, a prominent Honolulu attorney, submitted his resignation after Governor David Ige withdrew Fried's nomination to continue as board chairman of HTA.
- The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that Fried's “exit is another shakeup for HTA, which took a $13 million legislative budget cut Tuesday,” and over the last several months has dealt with the resignations of its second and third top executives.
- HTA is the state agency responsible for Hawaii's tourism marketing.
