03-09-2011, 12:51 AM
"being hawaii, I'm sure the inspectors aren't all on the same page"
Ain't just Hawai'i brah, that happens all over, may feel like you're special when it's happening to you, but there's just something about the role of "inspector" that attracts a certain type of person.
Right, wrong, irrational, corrupt - best thing I've found is to try to roll with it (unless the corruption is too blatant), usually that's faster and cheaper than fighting it - and it leads to better dealings in the future. Call it the cost of doing business, living in paradise, whatevah.
Of course, one of the advantages of going with a "professional" is that they have already dealt with the inspectors multiple times, so they will probably get a more predictable response. Whether or not that's worth the "professional" fee they charge is usually debatable.