A newly proposed measure to amend the city’s Land Use Ordinance to require builders of so-called monster homes on Oahu to pay $25,000 or greater fines has passed an initial hurdle.
Kudos to the director of the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting, Dawn Takeuchi Apuna, for her current attempts to clarify and simplify the licensing procedure for short-term rental licenses.
New lines of attack against monster home construction continue to evolve at Honolulu Hale, as city officials seek better ways to rein in the proliferation of de facto apartment buildings among single-family homes.
Department of Planning and Permitting officials say this bill focused solely on leveling higher fines will be easier to implement than similar anti-monster homes legislation that the City Council is considering.