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Permit Pileup
In this ongoing series about Honolulu’s notoriously troubled Department of Planning and Permitting, we seek to explain the failures, inequities and inefficiencies in Oahu’s permitting process and explore solutions that would make the system work better for everyone.
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One Way To Ease Honolulu’s Building Permit Backlog: Pay Workers More
The permitting director says her employees are underpaid. But the mayor has not tried to negotiate raises for plan reviewers, saying there’s more to the problem than pay.
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Honolulu Permitting Office Making Progress While Delays Persist, Audit Says
Permit review times at the troubled permitting office are worse than before, but the department has taken steps to improve its processes.
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Honolulu’s Building Permit Delays: A ‘Nightmare’ Decades In The Making
Construction industry professionals say it’s taking longer than ever to get a permit in Honolulu. The delays disrupt lives and put a drag on the economy.
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Some Honolulu Building Permit Applicants Sailed Through Despite Long Waits For Most
A Civil Beat analysis raises questions about the fairness of wide disparities in how fast permits get approved. Bribery, political influence, people skills and other factors help determine a permit application’s speed.