UH task force issues report on $200K loss

HONOLULU (AP) — The University of Hawaii was scammed out of $200,000 when the athletics department tried to hold a fundraiser concert because those involved in financial transactions for the concert lacked judgment, a task force investigating the incident said in a report Thursday.

The failure of those involved in the financial transactions to take overall responsibility is also to blame, said the report, which was submitted to the school’s board of regents at a meeting on Maui.