At Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting, the taxpayers get what they pay for.  The beleaguered department, which is drowning in more permit applications than it can process, is getting by on the backs of a low-wage workforce with high turnover. Among those whose job is to review building plans, most have salary ranges that … Continue reading One Way To Ease Honolulu’s Building Permit Backlog: Pay Workers More