Department of Planning and Permitting

With the AI tool Civcheck being made mandatory for residential permit applications, Clariti Software CEO Cyrus Symoom shares how it streamlines the permit process.

Honolulu Director at Department of Planning & Permitting Dawn Takeuchi Apuna explains why CivCheck, an AI tool, will be required for residential permit applicants

The Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting also rejected a permit for a controversial gondola project on O‘ahu’s North Shore.

After years of community pushback, the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting will hold a public hearing for the project developers to plead their case and for the public to weigh in. The department hasn’t set a date yet for the hearing.

A controversial gondola project on Oʻahu's North Shore has been facing community pushback for years. But as HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports, it's one of the few projects in Hawaiʻi that has people unified.

The Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting hopes to reduce its building permit backlog by removing applications that have been idle for a year or longer.

The recent partial collapse of an Oʻahu home into the ocean at Kammies Beach has raised a number of environmental concerns, including what's to be done with the property's cesspools.

In an effort to increase the state’s ability to build affordable housing, Gov. Josh Green issued an emergency proclamation on housing, suspending the State Building Code Council. HPR's Ashley Mizuo shares how the change affects local building codes.

The operator of a lūʻau in a residential area of Honolulu said he plans to continue his business despite city officials ordering him to stop. At the end of February, the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting gave Karl Veto Baker until March 30 to correct the violation. Baker said he created the lūʻau to bring back representation of Hawaiian culture. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.

Two measures at the Honolulu City Council aim to help police take down illegal game rooms. HPD Maj. Mike Lambert has said that about 100 illegal game rooms are operating on Oʻahu at any given moment. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.