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March 12, 2024

Maui officials aim to speed processing of permits to help Lahaina rebuild

  • An expedited permitting center will open next month. The median wait time for a multifamily project is 400 days, according to researchers.
    • By AUDREY McAVOY
    Associated Press

    HONOLULU — Local officials in Hawaii next month plan to open an office that will speed up Maui County's notoriously slow processing of building permits to help the town of Lahaina to recover from last year's deadly wildfire.

    Keanu Lau Hee, the county's deputy managing director, told a community meeting in Lahaina that a County Expedited Permitting Center will open in April. She said the county has selected a vendor to it help review applications.


     
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