I’m Uncle Keoni, born and raised here in Honolulu, and I’ve seen too many local families get hit with fines, stop-work orders, and headaches just for trying to fix up their homes or build something for their kids. After watching it happen over and over, I put together this guide to break down the permit rules in plain local kine language. No legal talk, no confusion, just what you need to know before you start building, so you don’t get caught off guard by DPP.