Priority Permit Processing for Green Buildings

August 19, 2024

Summary

Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) §46-19.6 requires each county agency that issues building, construction, or development-related permits to establish a procedure for priority processing of permit applications for construction projects incorporating energy and environmental design building standards. The priority processing will be provided at no additional cost.

Buildings eligible for priority processing are those that meet the "energy and environmental design building standards". These standards can be achieved by earning either a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver rating, a two Green Globes rating, or a comparable state-approved, nationally recognized, and consensus-based guideline, standard, or system.

For further information, contact the appropriate county building department.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector:	State
Category:	Financial Incentive
State:	Hawaii
Incentive Type:	Green Building Incentive
Web Site:
Administrator:
Start Date:	5/12/2006
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:	Solar - Passive Solar Water Heat Solar Space Heat Solar Photovoltaics Wind (All) Biomass Geothermal Heat Pumps Daylighting Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building Wind (Small) Hydroelectric (Small)

Authorities

Name:	HRS §46-19.6
Date Enacted:	5/12/2006
Effective Date:	5/12/2006

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.