What Now? Updates on Building Permit Delays in Hawaii At Owner Built Design, our primary focus is providing permit-ready drawings for our clients. Yet, the permit delay proceedings have made it more difficult to get our jobs and clients’ homes completed. We’re hoping the press release of November 28, 2018, will be the beginning of a […]
Building Permits in Hawaii Hawaii’s builders, contractors, and designers continue suffering under the significant slowdowns in the building permit processing. Permits for accessory dwelling units (ADU), which according to the laws of Hawaii must be in the hands of the builder within 60 days, are taking double that amount of time, said Marshall Hickox, president of […]
Long Building Permit Delays in Hawaii It’s commonplace for contractors in Honolulu to face a delay of nine to 12 months in receiving permits for remodels. The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) are lagging in providing those building additions and new construction the permits needed to begin their work. On Oct. […]