Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting

Turtle Bay Resort Plans Paused After Judge Ruling Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Turtle Bay Resort Plans Paused After Judge Ruling

The presence of recently listed endangered species means a new environmental review is required under state law.

Turtle Bay’s Tiniest Residents Could Thwart Luxury Resort Plans Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Turtle Bay’s Tiniest Residents Could Thwart Luxury Resort Plans

Litigation could see new environmental conditions for construction and cultural interests on land parcels at Turtle Bay.

Honolulu Building Permits Moving Faster For Homes, Slower For Businesses Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu Building Permits Moving Faster For Homes, Slower For Businesses

The city is planning to expand its use of AI software after it showed promise in prescreening applications.

‘Renovation Aloha’ Hosts Fined For Illegal Airbnbs In Latest Misstep Renovation Aloha/Warner Brothers/Courtesy photos

‘Renovation Aloha’ Hosts Fined For Illegal Airbnbs In Latest Misstep

Tens of thousands of dollars in fines for illegal vacation rentals are unpaid, the city says.

Failed $20 Bribe: 92-Year-Old Architect Sentenced In Honolulu Permitting Case

Failed $20 Bribe: 92-Year-Old Architect Sentenced In Honolulu Permitting Case

Kiyoshi Toi said he was giving the employee lunch money. The judge saw it as an attempt to influence him.

A Fight During Work Hours Wasn’t Enough To Get This City Inspector Fired Department of Planning and Permitting/2025

A Fight During Work Hours Wasn’t Enough To Get This City Inspector Fired

Honolulu hired Bryan Porcello despite at least eight convictions, and only fired him after his arrest for allegedly bailing a woman out of jail for sex. Heavily blacked-out documents make it difficult to see what was the last straw for the city.

‘What’s That Smell?’ Mysterious Stench Stumps Nānākuli Residents Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

‘What’s That Smell?’ Mysterious Stench Stumps Nānākuli Residents

A West Side community has been plagued for several months by a deathly stink, but no one knows where it’s coming from.

Honolulu Permit Counter Closing Next Week To Catch Up With Backlog Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu Permit Counter Closing Next Week To Catch Up With Backlog

More than 800 projects are waiting to clear the first hurdle in the permitting process.

Unofficial Security Guard Arrested At ‘Hell Hole’ Honolulu Office Building Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2025

Unofficial Security Guard Arrested At ‘Hell Hole’ Honolulu Office Building

UPDATE: New details emerged on Saturday in a video provided to Civil Beat of the incident that led to the arrest. The squalid conditions and violent outbreaks led the state representative for downtown to call for changes to Hawaiʻi landlord-tenant law.

Elderly Honolulu Architect Convicted For Attempted $20 Bribe Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Elderly Honolulu Architect Convicted For Attempted $20 Bribe

An offer of supposed lunch money could land the nonagenarian in prison.