# Hawaiʻi Officials Convene Permitting Summit

Hawaiʻi state and county officials, industry representatives, and other stakeholders are scheduled to meet at the inaugural SPEED Summit on January 15, 2027, at the Sheraton Waikīkī Beach Resort in Honolulu. The event will address proposed statewide coordination of permitting and discuss workforce, technology, community engagement, and infrastructure issues affecting housing and economic development projects. The announcement identifies no specific contract, solicitation, or funding opportunity; the relevance for contractors is the chance to learn about proposed permitting changes that may affect project planning and delivery. The summit is 91 days away as of October 16, 2026.

- Contractors involved in Hawaiʻi housing and economic development projects can use the summit to learn about the proposed permitting coordination approach and its potential project impacts.
- The agenda’s workforce, technology, community engagement, and infrastructure themes may help firms identify issues to raise with participating state and county officials.
- No procurement opportunity or bid deadline is announced, so the summit should be treated as an information and stakeholder-engagement event rather than an active solicitation.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 15, 2026

### Government Entities
- SPEED Task Force (Simplifying Permitting for Enhanced Economic Development) (SPEED)
- Hawaiʻi State Legislature
- City and County of Honolulu
- Maui County
- Hawaiʻi County

### Sources
- [SPEED Summit to Bring State, County, and Industry Leaders Together to Modernize Hawaiʻi’s Permitting System](https://www.hawaiihousedemocrats.com/post/speed-summit-to-bring-state-county-and-industry-leaders-together-to-modernize-hawai%CA%BBi-s-permitting) - HI