After nearly two years of mis-steps, I have finally submitted for a building permit.
My first attempt over a year ago resulted in rejection by the County of Hawai’i because the plans I had with me had the Architect’s stamp on them but they were not signed by the Architect.
Two months later, they were rejected because the codes the Architect had specified on the plans were the old codes. They had adopted new codes since he drew the plans. Also, I needed to have the septic permit as well.
So, I got the Architect to change the codes on the plans and hired an engineer to get me a septic (IWS-Individual Wastewater System) permit. After two months of not hearing from the engineer, I called him and left a message on his voicemail. His wife called me the next day – he had come down with covid-19 and almost died, in fact, he was physically weak and mentally incapacitated. I hired a different engineer.
Now, everything must be done on-line – Covid-19 fears still running rampant! (Actually, a good excuse to provide even worse customer service than before)
The Engineer has submitted for the Septic permit.
And I have submitted for the building permit.
Now, we just wait.
TTFN
TropicalCastaway 