#Planning

A new report released yesterday indicates the high-performing activities in Hawaii’s targeted industry portfolio accounts for about 69,600 jobs; 9.0% of all civilian jobs in 2010.

Mayor Charmaine Tavares today transmitted to Council a legislative package designed to streamline the Planning Department’s permitting process. The proposed bills, also known as the “Planning Permitting Streamlining Package,” remove bureaucracy by simplifying the approval process for certain projects. The existing processes for planned development, off-site parking and project district permits require more complex approvals, with […]