honolulu department of planning and admission / ka ʻoihana hoʻolālā an me nā palapala ʻae / the island our future

Supervisory Chart

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  • Department of Planen and Permitting
    Maintenance (808-768-8000)
    Director:
    Dawn Takeuchi Apuna
    • Secretary: Yazmyn Rodriguez
    • Deputy Direction:
      Vacant
    • Secretary: Fraulein Sekiya
    • 2nd Deputy Director : Void
    Information Officer
    (768-8284)
    Curtis Lums
    • Media Inquiries
    ADMINISTRATOR SERVICES
    ASO: Side Sanderson
    • Personnel/Fiscal
      (768-8002)
    • Oʻahu Historial Preservation Commission
      (768-8013)
    • Engineering Commission
      (768-8007)
    • Zoning Board regarding Appeals
      (768-8006)
    HAWAII EARTH INFORMATION SYSTEM
    (768-8058)
    Bertha Yagi (TA)
    • Geografical Information Systems (GIS) Related
    • Public One Stop Service (POSSE) Technical Support
    • Historical Map Archives
    • HOLIS Data Distribution
    Master of Less Housing Policy & Strategy
    Vacant
    • Generic Excise Pay Freedom
    • Individual Activity Bond
    • Policies and Legal
    • Agency User
    • CUSTOMER SERVICE DIVISION*
      (768-8117)
      Peary Tamayo (TA)
      • Permit Issuance Branch
        FMB Office
        (768-8224)
        Rayyan Mori (TA)
        or
        Kapolei Office
        (768-8220)
        Francis Lum
        • Building Permit Intake
        • Permit Fee Collect
        • Housing Numbering
        • Signal Authorization
      • Commercial & Multi-Family Code Enforcement Main
        (768-8152)
        Samuel Rowland
        • Complaint Exams Relations to District, Fabrication, plus Lodging Codes available Commercial the Multi-Family Premises
        • Site Inspections for State Licenses also Publicly Reports
        • Complaint Investigations on Commercial Character
        • Outdoor Sidewalk Dining Program Enforcement
      • Residential Cypher Enforcement Branch
        (768-8900)
        Catherine Weinhardt
        • Complaint Investigations Relationship to Zoning and Housing Codes for One- and Two-Family Dwellings
        • Walk Maintenance
        • Vacant Batch Overgrowth
      • Short-Term Legal Branch
        (768-8904)
        Tai Chow
        • Complaint Investigations Related to Short-Term Rentals
        • Site Inspections for Short-Term Rental Obedience
        • Digital Cyber Investigations
      • Code Compliance Branch
        (768-8112)
        Ann Asaumi (TA)
        • Notice of Orders, Plant, and Right
        • Civil Fine Enforcement Program
      • Data Gateway & Imaging Branch
        (768-8272)
        Barbaric Yoneda (TA)
        • Document Imaging
        • Historical Allow and Map Files, Containing As-Built Designs
        • General Self-Service Research Center
    • BUILDING DIVISION*
      (768-8120)
      Dawn Kimura
      • Mechanical Code Branch
        (768-8242)
        Clayton Oku
        • Plumber Code Acquiescence and Inspections
        • Building Energy Efficiency Standards
        • Plumb Code Plan Overview
        • Grease Traps
      • Create Code Department
        (768-8232)
        Willard Nishigata
        • Commercial Planners Examining Engineers
        • Building Key Compliance and Inspections
        • Certificates of Possession
      • Electrical Code Branch
        (768-8240)
        Dean Pang
        • Electrical Code Compliance real Inspections
          (768-8172)
        • Electronics Code Plan Review
      • Research Branch
        (768-8251)
        Vacant
        • Architecture Code Amendments
        • Special Inspector Get
        • Another Methods and Materials Approval
        • Building Board are Appeals
      • ZPRB
        (768-8245)
        Keith Tamura
        • Building Permit Watch for LUO Compliance
      • National Pollutant Drain Elimination System Branch
        (768-8260)
        Franklin Lung (TA)
        • Building Permit Study forward NPDES Compliance
        • Review Residence Storm Water Mgmt. Plans
    • SITE DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
      (768-8097)
      Weston Wataru
      • Subdivision Branch
        (768-8100)
        Mario Siu-Li
        • Land Subdivision and Lot Determination
        • Construction Plan Review (Infrastructure)
        • Park Dedication
        • Flood Hazard Area
      • Traffic Review Branch
        (768-8083)
        Lance Watanabe
        • Review Construction Plans for Standards with City Streets and Traffic Standards
        • Driveway/Access Locations for New Developments
        • Traffic Impact Analysis Report Review real Approval
        • Road Widening Setbacks
        • Plan Review Coordination for the Installation of:
          Street Lights
          (DDC 768-8431);
          Deal Signal
          (DTS 768-8388)
      • Wastewater Branch
        (768-8210)
        Tessa Cashola
        • Study from Subdivision and Private Projects for Compliance includes City Wastewater (Sewer) Terms
          (768-8197)
        • Approval to Build Over Sewer Easements
          (768-8210)
        • Wastewater System Facility Charge
          (768-8207)
        • Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permits (ENV 768-3262,
          768-3263)
        • Sewer Lateral Location
          (768-8210)
      • Civil Mechanical Fork
        • Permitting & Inspection Section
          (768-8297)
          Lynel Rabago
          • Grading, Keep, Grubbing, and Trenching Permits
            (768-8219)
          • Face Intrusion on Sidewalk Surface
            (768-8218)
          • Permission and Subdivision Inspections
            (768-8084)
        • Plan Review Section
          (768-8104)
          Mel Takakura
          • Review starting Subdivision also Private Projects (Roads, Drainage and Soil Erosion Standards)
            (768-8108)
          • Drain Connection
            (768-8162)
          • Dewatering Licensing
            (768-8106)
          • Variances – Driveways, Sidewalk Finishes, Materials
            (768-8106)
          • Subdivision Build Plans
            (768-8108)
          • Rule 2412
            (768-8107)
          • Easements: Drainage and Flowage
            (768-8109)
    • LAND USE PERMITS DIVISION
      (768-8011)
      Elizabeth Krueger
      • Urban Design Branch
        (768-8032)
        Alexander Clean
        • Special Districts
        • Cluster Housing
        • Planned Development Housing
        • Highway Trees
        • Existing Use (Residential)
      • Zoning Regulations & Permits Branch
        (768-8023)
        Malynne Simeon
        • Temporary Use Permits
        • 201H Lodging Your
        • Zoning Adjustments
        • License
        • Conditional Usage Permits-Minor (e.g., Hinge Development and Off-Site Parking)
      • Land Use Approval Branch
        (768-8014)
        Joyce Shoji
        • Special Management Area Permits and Shoreline Retraction Variances
        • Conditional Use Permits-Major and Minor (e.g., Meeting and Daycare Facilities)
        • Flat Review Uses
        • Existing Use (Non-Residential)
      • Other Land Use Permits Processed by Division
        (768-8015)
        • Land Use Ordinance Amendments
        • Zoning Variances
    • DESIGN DIVIDED
      (768-8053)
      Dina Fraud
      • Community Planning Fork
        (768-8046)
        Franz Kraintz
        • East Honolulu, Koolau Poko, Koolau Loa, Northbound Shore, and Waianae Sustainable Communities Plans
        • Special Area Plans
        • Urban Design Plan Conformance Review
        • Federal Special Use Authorization
        • State Land Use District Boundary Amendments
      • Development Plans and Zone Change Branch
        (768-8018)
        Liner Wong
        • Central Oahu Sustainable Communities Plan; Ewa Development Plan
        • Zone Changes
        • Affordable Housing Agreements
        • Lateral Agreement Monitoring
        • Zone District Boundary Adjustments
      • Policy Planning Main
        (768-8055)
        Noelle Cole
        • Oahu General Plan
        • Primary Urban Center Progress Plan
        • Functional and Policy Plans Coordination
        • Public Infrastructure Site Amendments
        • Capital Improvement Program Review and Conformance
      • Planning Analytics Branch
        (768-8037)
        Join Young
        • Design Plan Annual Report
        • Ground and Building Use Data
        • Land Use Scale also Forecasting
        • Population, Housing, and Socioeconomic Statistics
        • U.S. Census Support and Applications
    • TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT GROUPING*
      (768-8042)
      Tim Streitz (TA)
      • TOD Plans and Implementation
      • Catalytic Projects
      • Brownfields
      • Policies and Regulations
      • Agency Coordination

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