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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, December 25, 2009

Djou elected to chair search panel for new city auditor

Advertiser Staff

The Honolulu City Council's City Auditor Search Committee has held its first meeting and Charles K. Djou was elected the committee chair.

Meanwhile, Les Tanaka will retire on Dec. 31 after having served as the city auditor for the past seven years.

Anyone interested in applying to be city auditor should send a resume and cover letter to the Honolulu City Auditor Search Committee, Attn.: Charles K. Djou, Chair, 530 S. King St., Rm. 202, Honolulu, HI 96813. Applications will be accepted until Feb. 1.

Djou said in a news release that the search committee hopes to make its selection on the next city auditor by the end of February. The nominee will be subject to council confirmation. The search committee comprises Djou; Councilmember Ann Kobayashi; David S. Chang, a principal with Wealth Bridge financial advisers; and Jodi Yamamoto, an attorney with Yamamoto and Settle.

The city auditor position pays $118,000 annually and supervises a six-person office.