buildig with permit vs no permit

[tikicarver]

When the County "found out" about my unpermitted house ... they assessed a value and started taxing it.

did you find out how they found out about your house?
can it be seen from the road?

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9 months?  I hope not.  I have been hearing of much shorter approval periods, like 3 to 6 months, and less for the pre-approved plans. 

Your concrete example sounds correct though.  It really is a lot to schedule.  And one flakey person can grind things to a halt.  Easier to have fewer people involved.  That is why people pay more money for a general contractor. 

I thought about going unpermitted (or semi-permitted). 
For me, home is the one place you have a right to be.

here is the listing of times for variuos permits
looks like they got a lot better than a year ago.

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/home/showdocument?id=306906&t=638348597509571699

keep in mind, if you make any changes from the pre-approved plans, those have to be reviewed.
But should not be a big deal.
example, I know one guy that bought a pre-packaged plan from HPM,,  he chnaged all the walls to 9 ft and added a much bigger lanai.  He said as long as you don't move any walls, they really didn't care much...