02-18-2022, 06:52 AM
Has anyone who suffered the loss of a home to the Kilauea disaster succeeded in obtaining a fast track review of their building plans from the permitting department?
I seem to recall Harry Kim and others advertising that lava victims would be prioritized in getting building permits. This Civil Beat article from 2018 suggests something along these lines. https://www.civilbeat.org/2018/11/big-is...va-damage/
From the article, “We’ll put it on top of the pile. Once it gets to our office, it’s less than a week.”
I wrote to the plans manager to learn how to qualify for this fast track review and the following was part of an email response I received. "There is not an expedited review process but a fee waiver for the disaster victims."
I'm wondering if this is a change from what they were doing previously?
Unfortunately some of us have suffered major delays in rebuilding, working night and day to recover from crushing financial losses related to the lava (not covered by insurance). After taking three and a half years to get to the place where rebuilding is possible (outside of the lava zone), it's extremely hard to wait another 7 months for a permit to come through (especially as building material costs are increasingly being priced out of reach...moreso with each passing month).
I'd be interested to hear the experience others have had with permit wait times post lava loss. Thank you.
I seem to recall Harry Kim and others advertising that lava victims would be prioritized in getting building permits. This Civil Beat article from 2018 suggests something along these lines. https://www.civilbeat.org/2018/11/big-is...va-damage/
From the article, “We’ll put it on top of the pile. Once it gets to our office, it’s less than a week.”
I wrote to the plans manager to learn how to qualify for this fast track review and the following was part of an email response I received. "There is not an expedited review process but a fee waiver for the disaster victims."
I'm wondering if this is a change from what they were doing previously?
Unfortunately some of us have suffered major delays in rebuilding, working night and day to recover from crushing financial losses related to the lava (not covered by insurance). After taking three and a half years to get to the place where rebuilding is possible (outside of the lava zone), it's extremely hard to wait another 7 months for a permit to come through (especially as building material costs are increasingly being priced out of reach...moreso with each passing month).
I'd be interested to hear the experience others have had with permit wait times post lava loss. Thank you.