Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 10—The Honolulu City Council's Committee on Planning and the Economy voted unanimously Thursday to advance Dawn Takeuchi ...

The city has received nearly 1,600 damage reports so far after the back-to-back Kona low storms.

(TNS) — Much like the infamous months-long wait to obtain a building permit in Honolulu, city Department of Planning and Permitting Director Dawn Takeuchi Apuna said even the data detailing the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu’s building and permitting director Thursday detailed big problems with the rollout of the highly anticipated online building permit system, but promised to smooth ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — It has been one of the biggest hurdles and headaches for contractors and developers for years, the amount of time it takes for building plans to get approved. The City’s Department ...

(TNS) — To solve the months-long delay to obtain a building permit, the Honolulu city Department of Planning and Permitting announced new technological initiatives it hopes will improve the speed at ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. “There are currently 59 total projects,” DPP Director Dawn ...

Dec. 3—The original bill materialized around the time a former city Department of Planning and Permitting supervisor and four other DPP employees were sentenced in connection with a lucrative bribery ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. After vocal approval from the Council, the public also ...