August 12, 2025, 1:30 PM HST
County of Maui’s Kalana O Maui building (left) is pictured in Wailuku. PC: County of Maui
The County of Maui’s Department of Finance Accounts Division was recently awarded for “excellence in financial reporting” by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
The honor — titled Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting — is the “highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management,” the association said.
The July 10, 2025, award was based on judging by an impartial panel of the County Finance Department’s annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2024. The panel said the report showed a…