DPP Storm Response FAQs To support faster recovery following last week’s Kona Low storm, the Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) wants the community to know that emergency repair work may proceed without first obtaining a building permit, provided that a permit application is submitted on the next working day after work begins. These allowances […]
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Due to a staffing shortage, the Department of Planning and Permitting’s (DPP) Data Access and Imaging Branch (DAIB) will be closed on Monday February 9, 2026 – Wednesday February 11, 2026 due to staff shortage. The office will reopen on Thursday February 12, 7:45am-12:00pm
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NEWS RELEASE MAYOR RICK BLANGIARDI DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 8, 2025 Davis Pitner: (808) 768-8003 DPP Launches AI Software to Enhance Permitting Process HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) is excited to announce the launch
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DATE: Friday, December 19, 2025TIME: 10:00 a.m.PLACE: In-person and Remote Meeting at Fasi Municipal Building, 6th Floor ConferenceRoom, 650 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813APPLICATION: CUP-2025-27 (SF)PROJECT NAME: Shangri La Meeting FacilityOWNER: Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic ArtAPPLICANT/AGENT: Planning Solutions, Inc. (James T. Hayes)LOCATION: 4055 Papu Circle – Waialae-KāhalaTAX MAP KEY: 3-1-041: 005ZONING: R-7.5 Residential
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ATTENTION IMPORTANT NOTICE Building Permit Counter CLOSED from 12/1 – 12/5 The Department of Planning & Permitting (DPP) is experiencing a backlog in the prescreen process. To eliminate the backlog, the Building Permit Counter will be closed for front-counter services and phone calls during the first week of December. We want to make it clear
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The Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) has released a new Sign Permit Plan Format Checklist to help applicants prepare plans for sign permits. The purpose of this checklist is to standardize plans submitted for a permit and ensure a smoother review process. Please note: If the minimum required information is not provided, plan review
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After work hours on Friday, October 31, an update will be applied to HNL Build that will impact any Building Permit Applications that are in progress or paused. Applications that have already been submitted will not be affected. Due to workflow changes, any applications that were started but not submitted before the update will be removed from the
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Ordinance 25-2, LUO Update The provisions of Ordinance 25-2 went into effect September 30, 2025 – after the built-in 270-day delay. Ordinance 25-2 is a major update to the Land Use Ordinance (LUO) – Revised Ordinances of Honolulu Chapter 21 –signed into law by Mayor Blangiardi on January 3, 2025. We have a NEW Land
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Petitioner Philip J. Mislinski’s Petition Appealing Director of Department of Planning and Permitting, City and County of Honolulu’s Approval of Special Management Area Minor Permit No. 2025/SMA-11 Read More »
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Due to a staffing shortage, the Department of Planning and Permitting’s (DPP) Data Access and Imaging Branch (DAIB) will adjust its hours open to the public for walk-in service, to allow staff time to respond to the high volume of requests from the public. DAIB’s hours of operation open to the public shall be Monday
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