A state audit says more than $13 million in taxpayer money was mishandled in Hawaii's homeless housing push, and the main builder is pushing back hard.

• HomeAid Hawaii's head says he is being unfairly singled out and has already fixed accounting mistakes made while rushing to build tiny home villages.
• The villages were built under an emergency order that let the state skip normal bidding rules to put up housing fast.
• Questioned costs include unapproved travel, office and admin spending, and subcontractor work not tied to the housing projects.
• Four earlier independent audits found no fraud or deliberate misuse of public money, and contracts included clawback terms so the state could recover bad charges.
• Governor Josh Green and HomeAid both say the audit report contains major factual errors.

Outlook: The state homelessness office is still clawing back improper charges, so expect more recovery efforts and political fighting over the program's oversight.