City conducting residential damage assessments following Tropical Storm Lala The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) will begin conducting residential damage assessments today in areas impacted by Tropical Storm Lala. More than two dozen DPP inspectors will visit affected properties to document storm-related damage and help determine the extent of […]

City waives permit fees, streamlines emergency repairs following Tropical Storm Lala HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) is taking steps to help Oʻahu residents recover more quickly from damage caused by Tropical Storm Lala, including allowing certain emergency work to begin before a permit is obtained. Under DPP’s

DPP to require CivCheck for eligible residential projects beginning Sept. 1 HONOLULU — Beginning September 1, 2026, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) will require applicants to utilize the CivCheck Guided AI pre-application process before submitting their permit application for eligible residential projects. Permit applications that do not use CivCheck

City earns national AI 50 award for innovative permit review technology HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) has been named a recipient of the 2026 AI 50  award in the project category by the Center for Public Sector AI (CPSAI), a division of e.Republic, for its groundbreaking

Scam alert: City warns of fake violation notices and emails The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) is warning residents, property owners, and contractors of sophisticated scams involving fake inspections, DPP notices, emails, text messages, and phone calls from individuals falsely claiming to be City or DPP officials. In the

Important Changes to DAIB’s Walk-In Services Effective Immediately: Due to an exceptionally heavy demand for services, the Department of Planning and Permitting’s (DPP) Data Access and Imaging Branch is temporarily modifying its walk-in service policy. To ensure we can process existing requests efficiently, walk-ins will be accepted for payment processing only. What This Means for

DPP Launches Priority Review to fast-track permits using CivCheck The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) is excited to announce the launch of Priority Review, a new program that rewards applicants who use DPP’s AI-guided software, CivCheck.   The program encourages applicants to begin using CivCheck before it becomes mandatory later

DPP to temporarily suspend Quick Permit services during HNL Build software update HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) will conduct a major software update to its HNL Build permitting system to support the implementation of the new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs).

Update: Permitting system to temporarily go offline for scheduled maintenance HONOLULU — The  City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) will  conduct scheduled maintenance on its permitting software, HNL Build, this  month. This work will take place over two weekends in May. During these periods, both HNL Build and ePlans will

City holds second “Rebuild Oʻahu” event in Lāʻie to support storm recovery efforts Community members and agency representatives gather at the start of the “Rebuild Oʻahu” event. HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) hosted its second “Rebuild Oʻahu” event Saturday at the Lāʻie Hawaiʻi Stake Center, bringing together