To the Candidates, What will you do to fix the new

[Seeb]

Ok, reasonable answers.
what about the idea of making Building its own department. so its more accountable and not buried in the black hole of public works

[wax]

Better yet, simply contract the service out. The customer chooses from a list and the provider is accountable. Cannot contract in the specialty that it inspects. Poor service results in bankruptcy.

[KeaauRich]

Or how about an easy first step...One day a week, all Buildings does is review and process small projects - Why should a bunch of simple screened lanai, shed or fence projects have to wait in line behind more complex multi-level home.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - it shouldn't take longer to get a building permit than it does to complete the project...

[Kapohocat]

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Originally posted by KeaauRich

Or how about an easy first step...One day a week, all Buildings does is review and process small projects - Why should a bunch of simple screened lanai, shed or fence projects have to wait in line behind more complex multi-level home.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - it shouldn't take longer to get a building permit than it does to complete the project...

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EXCELLENT IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, all caps for emphasis.

[wax]

KeaauRich - good idea. But we still need a solution for all of the rest of the buildings. The community needs a comprehensive solution to a decades old problem that is only getting worse.

[james weatherford]

@wax:
Yeah, "a problem that is only getting worse."
During a brief recess at the Council meeting when they were discussing Bill 270, I greeted and visited with two Council members who were sitting next to each other at their table.
What I asked one, was, "Have you ever made a mistake?".
The answer, "Yes".
"Does it get any better if you ignore it?", I asked.
"No".
And that was her vote, too.

[cjmbuffalo]

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Originally posted by wax

Better yet, simply contract the service out. The customer chooses from a list and the provider is accountable. Cannot contract in the specialty that it inspects. Poor service results in bankruptcy.

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That is the way it is done in some European countries and it is very efficient. You pick a firm at the beginning of your project and they are with you all the time. The company warrants the state that it is built correctly. Makes life very easy!

[wax]

Part of the point is that you have an inspector who is truly committed to serving you. That includes your safety (the house is well built) AND efficient effective inspections. A final issue is that the cost of compliance and inspection falls only on the person who is building - not on all tax payers.

[IKE]

ALOHA THERE EVERY ONE WELL FOR MYSELF WHAT I WOULD DO IS PLAN TO REMOVE THE BILL AS IT STANDS AND GET WITH THE COMMUNITY VET OUT CONCERNS AND REWRITE THE BILL SO IT REFLECTS THE BIG ISLAND AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HE.. THERES NOT JUST ONE PART OF THE BILL THATS RIGHT.. BECAUSE AS IT STANDS IT LEAVES MANY HOLES THAT THE NORMAL EVERYDAY PERSON TRYING TO LIVE AND WORK HERE,WILL FALL THRU. DUE TO THE BIG ISLAND BEING SUCH A BIG D.I.Y (DO IT YOURSELF)PLACE. THE BILL NEEDS TO REFLECT THOSE EFFORTS OF ITS PEOPLE.
FOR PEOPLE HERE BUILD WITH ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS, THEY BUILD WITH AN ARTISTIC FLARE.AND A RAWNESS THAT CAN ONLY BE MATCHED BY THE BIG ISLAND HER SELF.THE BIG ISLAND NEEDS TO STAY RURAL AND COUNTY..AND COME TOGETHER AS WHO WE ARE POOLING ALL OUR STRENGTHS AND COLLECTIVE TALENTS TO INSURE WE PERSERVE THE WAY OF LIFE ON OUR ISLAND

IKE PAYNE

[Barbara]

The building code needs to be crafted for Hawaii Island.
I appreciate James and Zendo's comments. They are both refreshing.
The 'people who live here' are a collective treasure. IKE says it very well indeed.
One would think that the Planning Department AND the Building Department would have already worked together and crafted a working draft and held public meetings to develop changes to the codes.