HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
INTERIM OF 2025
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SIMPLIFYING PERMITTING FOR ENHANCED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (SPEED) TASK FORCE |
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Rep. Greggor Ilagan, Chair |
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Senator Glenn Wakai |
Ms. Jessica Puff |
Mr. Adam Tanga |
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Mr. Cameron Deptula |
Mr. Jon Nagato |
Mr. Mark Clemente |
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Mr. Seiji Ozawa |
Mr. Howard Wiig |
Ms. Sheryl Abellanosa |
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Ms. Ciara Kahahane |
Mr. Ka'aina Hull |
Mr. Jordan Odo |
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Mr. Martin Anzellini Garcia-Reyes |
Mr. Aaron Spielman |
Mr. Brian Kung |
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Mr. Dean Minakami |
Mr. Jordan Molina |
Ms. Monica Toguchi |
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Mr. Brian Lee |
Ms. Dawn Apuna |
Ms. Denise Nakanishi |
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Ms. Mary Alice Evans |
Councilmember Addison Bulosan |
Mr. Perry Arrasmith |
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Mr. Cameron Black |
Councilmember Dennis Onishi |
Mr. Darryl Oliveira |
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Mr. Mohan Samtani |
Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura |
Mr. Morgan Gerdel |
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Ms. Jennifer Salisbury |
Councilmember Esther Kia'aina |
Ms. Christine Camp |
AMENDED NOTICE OF MEETING
The Conference Room has been changed from room 309 to room 325.
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DATE: |
Thursday, September 11, 2025 |
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TIME: |
9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE & Conference Room State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR ENTRANCE TO THE STATE CAPITOL
BUILDING HOURS: 7AM TO 5PM, MONDAY - FRIDAY
A live stream link of this meeting will be available online shortly before the scheduled start time.
Click here for the live stream of this meeting via YouTube.
A G E N D A
The Simplifying Permitting for Enhanced Economic Development (SPEED) Task Force was created by Act 133 (SLH 2025) and House Concurrent Resolution No. 157 to identity actions taken, challenges encountered, and legislative measures necessary to facilitate, expedite, and coordinate state and intergovernmental development permit processes.
Information and documents related to the Task Force are available here: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/specialcommittee.aspx?comm=STF&year=2025.
The Chair will report to the Task Force on the SPEED Task Force orientation presentations delivered to stakeholder groups statewide, highlighting outreach efforts for permitting reform.
The County of Kauai will present an overview of its current building permitting process, providing a step-by-step explanation from application to final approval. The presentation will help the task force understand the different experiences and requirements that new homeowners, family businesses, residential developers, and commercial developers encounter when undertaking new builds, renovations, or conversions. This overview aims to identify common challenges, workflow structures, and opportunities for improvement. The presentation will be followed by a Question and Answer (Q&A) session, allowing task force members to engage directly with County officials and gain deeper insight into their permitting system.
The County of Hawaii will present an overview of its current building permitting process, providing a step-by-step explanation from application to final approval. The presentation will help the task force understand the different experiences and requirements that new homeowners, family businesses, residential developers, and commercial developers encounter when undertaking new builds, renovations, or conversions. This overview aims to identify common challenges, workflow structures, and opportunities for improvement. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session, allowing task force members to engage directly with County officials and gain deeper insight into their permitting system.
The County of Maui will present an
overview of its current building permitting process, providing a step-by-step
explanation from application to final approval. The presentation will help the
task force understand the different experiences and requirements that new
homeowners, family businesses, residential developers, and commercial
developers encounter when undertaking new builds, renovations, or conversions.
This overview aims to identify common challenges, workflow structures, and
opportunities for improvement. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A
session, allowing task force members to engage directly with County officials
and gain deeper insight into their permitting system.
The City and County of Honolulu (City) will present an overview of its current building permitting process, providing a step-by-step explanation from application to final approval. The presentation will help the task force understand the different experiences and requirements that new homeowners, family businesses, residential developers, and commercial developers encounter when undertaking new builds, renovations, or conversions. This overview aims to identify common challenges, workflow structures, and opportunities for improvement. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session, allowing task force members to engage directly with City officials and gain deeper insight into their permitting system.
The State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) will provide an overview of the historic preservation compliance process under Chapter 6E, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) (Chapter 6E), outlining the steps required to ensure alignment with Hawaii’s preservation laws. The presentation will cover how Chapter 6E applies to new homeowners, family businesses, residential developers, and commercial developers during projects involving new construction, renovations, or conversions. SHPD will explain the role of archaeological inventory surveys, review timelines, and coordinate with other agencies. This presentation will be followed by a Q&A session to give task force members the opportunity to better understand compliance challenges and opportunities for improvement within the permitting process.
The Wastewater Branch under the Department
of Health will present an overview of the Individual Wastewater System (IWS)
permit process. The presentation will walk through the permitting steps
required for new homeowners, family businesses, residential developers, and
commercial developers, particularly for new builds, renovations, or conversions
that involve onsite wastewater systems. The overview will highlight review
criteria, common delays, and coordination requirements with other agencies.
This will be followed by a Q&A session to allow task force members to ask
questions and explore areas for improving the efficiency and clarity of the IWS
permitting process.
The task force will establish three Permitted Interaction Groups (PIGs) to focus on specific areas of the permitting process: 1) the Building Permit PIG, 2) the Chapter 6E Compliance PIG, and 3) the IWS Permit PIG. Each PIG will be responsible for investigating and developing a list of recommendations to present to the full task force. The scope of the investigation and the scope of each member’s authority for each PIG will be defined. Members are encouraged to indicate their interest in joining one or more of these PIGs during the meeting.
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1. Signup to provide oral testimony: Click Here · The public may provide oral testimony in person or remotely via Zoom and are encouraged to sign up by 8:00 a.m. September 11, 2025. · Those who may not have access to the internet or internet-connected devices may testify remotely utilizing the free public WiFi and computers at each of the State's public libraries and the bookmobile during operating hours. Please contact your local State public library for details. · Members of the public are solely responsible for ensuring their connectivity at the date and time of the public meeting. · If attending the meeting in person, please note all visitors must go through a security checkpoint at the State Capitol Building. Photo ID is required for entrance. 2. Written testimony may be submitted by email: STF@capitol.hawaii.gov · The Task Force requests written testimony be received by 4:30 p.m., September 9, 2025, so it may be distributed to the Task Force members prior to the meeting. Every effort will be made to incorporate all testimony received after this date, but materials received on the day of the meeting or improperly identified or directed may not be processed. · Written testimony should be clearly labelled with the testifier's name and the appropriate agenda item. · Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website. This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony. · When submitting public testimony via email, include "Public Testimony" in the subject line.
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Special Accommodations |
The live stream of this meeting will include closed captioning. If you require other auxiliary aids or services to participate in this process (i.e. interpretive services (oral or written) or ASL interpreter) or are unable to submit testimony via email due to a disability, please contact the Chair at (808) 586-6530 or STF@capitol.hawaii.gov as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.
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Restrictions |
Please refrain from profanity or uncivil behavior. Violations may result in ejection from the meeting without the ability to rejoin. |
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For further information, please call the Chair at 808-586-6530.
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________________________________________ Rep. Greggor Ilagan Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. Nadine K. Nakamura Speaker of the House |