EXHIBIT 23.1



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation of our report dated February 15, 2002 with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of HBOA Holdings, Inc. included in this Annual
Report on From 10-KSB into the Company's previously filed Registration Statement
on Form S-8 filed on December 21, 2000 (Registration No. 333-52424) and the
Company's Post-Effective No. 1 to its Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed
on December 14, 2000 (Registration No. 333-50076).

/s/ SEWELL AND COMPANY, P.A.

Hollywood, Florida
April 15, 2002