Auditor says Office of Hawaiian Affairs funds pet projects

Lisa Cataldo, left, Colette Machado, center, and Dan Ahuna listens to public testimony at an OHA meeting in Kekaha Neighborhood Center on Kauai.(Alden Alayvilla/The Garden Island, file)

HONOLULU — The state agency responsible for improving the well-being of Native Hawaiians spent nearly double the amount on pet projects than on competitive grants, the state auditor said in a report released Tuesday.

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