Bill Would Allow Projects to Avoid Permits

HB376 HD1 –  would allow development projects to get automatic approvals if under-staffed agencies fail to rule on permit requests within 60 days. The state testified that applicants often take longer than 60 days to respond to requests for comment – an easy way to game the system and allow ill-conceived and possibly even dangerous projects to proceed without proper review. The Finance Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow Wednesday at 11:00am in House Conference Room 308.

Address your testimony to the Finance Committee Chair, Marcus Oshiro.

You can also email individual members of the committee:

  • Chris Lee
  • Pono Chong
  • Isaac W. Choy
  • Denny Coffman
  • Ty Cullen
  • Sharon E. Har
  • Mark J. Hashem
  • Linda Ichiyama
  • Jo Jordan
  • Dee Morikawa
  • James Kunane Tokioka
  • Kyle T. Yamashita
  • Barbara C. Marumoto
  • Gil Riviere
  • Gene Ward