Why Hire a Hawaii Licensed Architect

Why should you hire a Hawaii Licensed Architect for your project? Think about it. Buildings and land are legal assets. To protect your legal assets and yourself, be sure to hire a Hawaii licensed architect for your project.

When you build on a property, you want to be sure you are following the setback regulations, height regulations, use/type regulations, zoning restrictions, construction regulations, building codes, permitting procedures and more. Licensed, professional architects have been rigorously trained in design, building codes, planning, permitting and the various corresponding disciplines such as lighting design, structural design, plumbing and more. A Hawaii licensed architect may coordinate additional work with a structural engineer, land surveyor and/or mechanical engineer depending on your project type and needs.

I have seen it too many times than I’d like to - someone contacts me to help them permit an unpermitted structure on their property and guess what….it was not built to proper codes and zoning regulations. In order to permit those structures, the owner must correct anything not built per code. This can be a costly endeavor. If the projects had been planned and permitted properly and legally the first time around, this would have saved the owner money in the long run.

It’s important to hire a licensed professional architect for your project who is knowledgeable about the local building codes, zoning laws and procedures to permit your residential or commercial project.

Maui County building, planning and zoning codes are followed for all of our Maui, Hawaii projects and we follow the Maui County permitting procedures to get your project legally permitted and built on Maui. For projects in other locations, we follow the laws and codes of the local jurisdiction having authority.

Here is a link to the Maui County Code:

Chapter 16.26C - BUILDING CODE | Code of Ordinances | County of Maui, HI | Municode Library

If you need assistance navigating the Maui County code, figuring out what can be built on your property and more, please contact us for a consultation.