Much has been said about HNL Build, the new online permitting system that replaces the 28-year-old legacy POSSE system at the Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP). Certain elected officials and certain media outlets have questioned its functionality and roll-out. To set the record straight: HNL Build is operational, it is working, and it is already demonstrating far greater capability and transparency than its predecessor. Implementation is ongoing, and we are on track.

When HNL Build launched on Aug. 4, the migration of seven years of data from POSSE and the registration of new user accounts did not go as smoothly as we hoped. Some data fields did not align perfectly between the two systems, requiring data remapping and individual attention to ensure accurate account configuration

See Full Page