12-09-2009, 08:51 AM
I would imagine that such stories are based on incomplete information, such as, a shipping container that had been modified and served as an inhabitable shelter was ordered removed before the final was issued. A couple common non-modified shipping containers in good condition sitting on private property cannot be flagged by the building department. If one is or an inspector orders that a refrigerator be purchased and put in place before a final is issued you have a rogue inspector who needs a little sit down pow-wow with his supervisor.
I’ve heard of such rogue inspectors on Island and know of one who tried to claim a concrete pad had been brushed finished improperly by virtue of the direction of the brush to the slope of the pad. He was refusing to issue the final until he was called to the mat when his supervisor was notified. He damn near lost his job for that little game.
Such petty ignorance/prejudices are still practiced by a small handful of county employees so be advised of it, but also remember that they are still fully accountable to the director and supervisors of their department.
E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.
I’ve heard of such rogue inspectors on Island and know of one who tried to claim a concrete pad had been brushed finished improperly by virtue of the direction of the brush to the slope of the pad. He was refusing to issue the final until he was called to the mat when his supervisor was notified. He damn near lost his job for that little game.
Such petty ignorance/prejudices are still practiced by a small handful of county employees so be advised of it, but also remember that they are still fully accountable to the director and supervisors of their department.
E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.