Roth: Building permit reviews to be expedited

Sue Lee Loy

Kanealii-Kleinfelder

RODENHURST

COURTESY PHOTO Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth.

As the county administration struggles with a backlog of more than 1,500 building permit applications stuck in its new computerized EPIC system, contractors and County Council members have more questions than answers following a statement from Mayor Mitch Roth that certain permit reviews will be “expedited.”