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DPP pitches SivCheck AI precheck as a way to cut permit review times; committee asks for more user uptake

Honolulu City Council Committee on Zoning and Planning · January 16, 2026
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Summary

The Department of Planning and Permitting briefed the committee on SivCheck, an AI-guided precheck tool for building-permit applications, saying it can reduce review cycles and speed approvals; council members pressed DPP on integration, review-group coverage and early adoption metrics.

The Department of Planning and Permitting on Jan. 15 briefed the Zoning and Planning Committee on SivCheck, the city’s new AI-guided plan precheck intended to reduce incomplete permit submissions and speed review.

Dawn Takuchi Opuna, director of DPP, described SivCheck as a guided AI plan-review tool that walks applicants through required documentation and flags missing or incorrect information before an application reaches city reviewers.…

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