East Honolulu Building Permit Guide
How to get a building permit in East Honolulu, Hawaii - DPP, HNL Build, ePlans, coastal and hillside review, fees, trade permits, fire review, and inspections. 2026 guide.
Hawaii County Building Permit Guide
Hawaii County covers the entire Big Island through the Building Division of its Department of Public Works — and on an island built by five volcanoes, the single most important thing about a parcel is which Lava Flow Hazard Zone it sits in.
Hilo Building Permit Guide
How to get a building permit in Hilo, Hawaii - Hawaii County DPW Building Division, EPIC online permitting, fees, trade permits, flood/SMA review, and inspections. 2026 guide.
Honolulu Building Permit Guide
Honolulu's Department of Planning and Permitting is the single building authority for all of Oahu, and it processes the highest permit volume in the state — which is why the fastest path through it is often the self-certification lane the department built for licensed professionals.
Honolulu County Building Permit Guide
How to get a building permit in Honolulu County, Hawaii - DPP, HNL Build, ePlans, instant online permits, fees, trade permits, zoning, fire review, and inspections. 2026 guide.
Kalawao County Building Permit Guide
Kalawao County is Hawaii's fifth county, and its most unusual: the Kalaupapa peninsula on Molokai has no county building department and no permit counter. It is administered by the State Department of Health, and construction on the peninsula — a National Historical Park and National Historic Landmark District — is governed by the National Park Service and the State, not a county process.
Kauai County Building Permit Guide
Kauai County, the smallest of the four, covers Kauai and Niihau through the Building Division of its Department of Public Works — on one of the wettest islands on earth, where flood, drainage and the shoreline shape almost every project.
Maui County Building Permit Guide
Maui County covers three inhabited islands — Maui, Molokai and Lanai — through the Department of Public Works, and its permitting is shaped right now by two things: the rebuilding of Lahaina and the coastal review that governs so much island construction.
Pearl City Building Permit Guide
How to get a building permit in Pearl City, Hawaii - DPP, HNL Build, ePlans, residential and commercial review, fees, trade permits, fire review, and inspections. 2026 guide.
Urban Honolulu Building Permit Guide
How to get a building permit in Urban Honolulu, Hawaii - DPP, HNL Build, ePlans, high-rise, condo, commercial, tenant improvement, fees, trade permits, fire review, and inspections. 2026 guide.
Waipahu Building Permit Guide
How to get a building permit in Waipahu, Hawaii - DPP, HNL Build, ePlans, residential and commercial permits, fees, trade permits, fire review, and inspections. 2026 guide.