# Honolulu requires residential permit applicants to run their plans through an AI pre-check before submitting, from 1 September 2026

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Date: 2026-08-05 · Stage: Policy mandate
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## Scope

Honolulu. The department announced that from 1 September 2026 applicants for new construction, additions and alterations of single-family, two-family and duplex homes and accessory dwelling units must use the CivCheck AI-guided pre-application process, and that applications which do not will be rejected at pre-application review. Commercial projects and trade permits are excluded. It says the tool does not replace the department's official plan review, and recommends that an industry design professional complete the submission because the process often requires reviewing and revising technical plans. Announced on 5 August 2026; this records the announcement, not what happened after 1 September.

## Source

- City and County of Honolulu, Department of Planning and Permitting — 'DPP to require CivCheck for eligible residential projects beginning Sept. 1' (published 5 August 2026) — https://www.honolulu.gov/dpp/dpp-to-require-civcheck-for-eligible-residential-projects-beginning-sept-1/ (primary source)

## What this means

In one US city, an automated code check of residential drawings is now a condition of applying, and the department expects a design professional to work through what it finds.

## What it does not show yet

One city's requirement for residential projects; it does not show what share of drawings pass, nor any change in who drafts them.

## How to verify it yourself

Open the Honolulu DPP announcement 'DPP to require CivCheck for eligible residential projects beginning Sept. 1' and find "will be rejected during pre-application review".


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