After meeting with city officials in Honolulu this week, officials with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development are gathering data and still reviewing the city’s plan to bring an Oahu nonprofit into federal compliance, a HUD spokeswoman told DC808.
HUD’s Gene Gisbson said the agency is not prepared to comment on the meetings, or the plan that city officials presented to avoid repaying $7.9 million in grant money.
In the meantime, Civil Beat’s Michael Levine caught up with folks at City Hall about the meeting. Click here to read his interview with Community Services Director Sam Moku.
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