Establishes a statewide permitting data standard and requires counties to publish monthly updates of building and civil engineering permit data.

The bill mandates that each county in Hawaii publish a publicly accessible dataset of building and civil engineering permit applications on its website. The dataset must be updated monthly, published in a machine-readable format, and include a data dictionary. The Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, in collaboration with the Chief Data Officer, will establish a statewide permitting data standard to ensure comparability across counties. This standard will be published by July 1, 2026, and counties must comply by January 1, 2027.

Establishes a statewide permitting data standard and requires counties to publish monthly updates of building and civil engineering permit data.

The bill mandates that each county in Hawaii publish a publicly accessible dataset of building and civil engineering permit applications on its website. The dataset must be updated monthly, published in a machine-readable format, and include a data dictionary. The Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, in collaboration with the Chief Data Officer, will establish a statewide permitting data standard to ensure comparability across counties. This standard will be published by July 1, 2026, and counties must comply by January 1, 2027.