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The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting announced Tuesday that it is launching Priority Review, a program that encourages applicants to use its AI-guided software, CivCheck.
CivCheck was launched in December, and its aim is to streamline the review process for applications for certain building projects.
According to a city news release, nearly 40 applications have used the software since it was established, and the majority of the cases experienced a shorter review time compared to those that did not use CivCheck.
Key results include: 
Priority Review is a program that will encourage applicants to use CivCheck before it becomes mandatory later this year. The city states that the benefits are twofold: applicants will have a faster review process, and staff will have additional opportunities to build experience using the platform, which will enable ongoing refinements to the system.
Projects that use CivCheck will be prioritized and routed straight to the prescreen portion of the application process. This will allow the projects to move into review faster, as long as the submittal is complete and ready to proceed.
It should be noted that Priority Review and CivCheck do not guarantee immediate approval. All applications are subject to official review and approval requirements by other agencies.
“We want applicants to take full advantage of the tools and resources available through DPP,” said Director Dawn Takeuchi Apuna. “Priority Review rewards applicants for using CivCheck early and gives them an opportunity to experience a faster, more efficient permitting process before the platform becomes mandatory later this year.” 
CivCheck is available for residential projects only. Commercial projects are expected to be added later this year.
Eligible projects include:
Non-eligible projects include:
For more information on CivCheck head to honolulu.gov/dpp/getting-started-with-civcheck.

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