Hawaii County has the most housing regulations of any county in the nation, and a frustratingly huge backlog of building permits to prove it. Host Keli‘i Akina talks with Zendo Kern, the county’s planning director, about the problems the county has been having with its computerized Electronic Processing and Information Center — known as the EPIC system — which was supposed to help clear the backlog. In addition, Akina and Kern talk about ways to streamline the county’s zoning and approval processes so homebuilders can get on with the business of providing much-needed housing for Hawaii island residents.

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