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Honolulu Permitting Office Making Progress While Delays Persist, Audit Says Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2023

Honolulu Permitting Office Making Progress While Delays Persist, Audit Says

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Permit review times at the troubled permitting office are worse than before, but the department has taken steps to improve its processes. 

Fines Pile Up Over ATV Tours And Horseback Rides On North Shore Ag Land David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Fines Pile Up Over ATV Tours And Horseback Rides On North Shore Ag Land

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A business owner is at odds with the city over a key question: What can agricultural land be used for?  

Honolulu’s Building Permit Delays: A ‘Nightmare’ Decades In The Making Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Honolulu’s Building Permit Delays: A ‘Nightmare’ Decades In The Making

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Construction industry professionals say it鈥檚 taking longer than ever to get a permit in Honolulu. The delays disrupt lives and put a drag on the economy.  

Some Honolulu Building Permit Applicants Sailed Through Despite Long Waits For Most Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Some Honolulu Building Permit Applicants Sailed Through Despite Long Waits For Most

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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.

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