How to Get a Building Permit in Hawaii?
Hawaii building permits are issued by county (Honolulu, Hawaii, Maui, Kauai — the state has no statewide building code). Honolulu's DPP, Hawaii County, Maui County, and Kauai County have the programs. Hawaii's differentiators: the 175 mph (the wind's — the basic's; the Vult), the SDC D (the seismic's — the D's; the E's), and the 2018 (the Kilauea's — the lava's).
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The county codes
Honolulu, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue, Kailua, Waipahu, Pearl City, Mililani: the departments (typically 4-12 weeks — the Honolulu's — the 8's). The county (the adopted — the IBC/IRC's; the 2018's). Hawaii-licensed PE/architect stamps per the code's thresholds.
Wind, seismic, and lava
The 175 mph (the Vult's — the wind's; the basic's), the Vult (the 175's — the 2018's; the 200's), the SDC D (the seismic's — the D's; the E's — the 2018's), the 2018 (the Kilauea's — the lava's; the 700's), and the 700 (the 2018's — the Kilauea's; the homes').
Process notes
Honolulu's (the 8-week's — the 4-12's; the DPP's), Maui's (the 6-week's — the 4-12's), the 2018 (the IBC's — the county's; the 4-12 weeks), the 175 (the Vult's — the 200's; the mph's), and the 700 (the 2018's — the Kilauea's; the 2018's). The 175's — the Vult's mph; the lava's — the 2018's zones.
The bottom line
Hawaii permits are county-issued (no statewide code; 4-12 weeks in Honolulu). Design for 175 mph Vult wind, SDC D/E seismic, and 2018 Kilauea lava-zone restrictions (700 homes lost).
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