Forum

American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Construction Industry: http://www.americanbar.org/groups/construction_industry.html

Forum Newsletters (“Under Construction” Online):  http://www.americanbar.org/groups/construction_industry/publications.html

HAWAII resources — DCCA, licensing, bid openings, GCA, BIA

Business and Trademark Registration

State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Business Registration Division (BREG):  http://hawaii.gov/dcca/breg/

Information re business registration: http://hawaii.gov/dcca/breg/geniforegister

BREG Online Services (business name and trademark registration and search): http://hawaii.gov/dcca/breg/online

Licensing

State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism: http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/business/start_grow/Document.2005-10-13.4537

Professional and Vocational Licensing Search: http://pvl.ehawaii.gov/pvlsearch/app

Bid Openings

State Procurement Office (SPO): http://www.spo.hawaii.gov/

State of Hawaii Electronic Procurement System (HePS) Public Procurement Notices Website: http://heps.sicomm.net/HePS/

State & County Procurement Notices (not on HePS): http://www.state.hi.us/inetpub1/www4.hawaii.gov/bidapps/ShowBidse4b6.html

SPO Forms: http://hawaii.gov/forms/state-procurement-office

Price & Vendor List Contracts: http://hawaii.gov/spo/price-vendor-lists

Procurement Statutes and Rules: http://www.spo.hawaii.gov/statutes-and-rules

City and County of Honolulu Division of Purchasing: http://www2.honolulu.gov/wps/portal/main/agencies/pur/pur_home

Honolulu Division of Purchasing Registration: http://www4.honolulu.gov/bfspurchasingbids/main/frmregister.asp

Bids and Proposals: http://www4.honolulu.gov/bfspurchasingbids/main/vueOpenBids.asp?sType=C

County of Maui Division of Purchasing: http://www.co.maui.hi.us/index.aspx?NID=509

Bid Listings: http://www.co.maui.hi.us/Bids.aspx?CatID=19

County of Kauai Division of Purchasing: http://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departments/Finance/PurchasingDivision/tabid/156/Default.aspx

Bids and Proposals: http://www.kauai.gov/default.aspx?tabid=533

County of Hawaii Division of Purchasing: http://www.co.hawaii.hi.us/directory/dir_finance.htm

Bids and Proposals: http://www.co.hawaii.hi.us/purchasing/bids.htm

Approvals and Permits 

State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources: http://hawaii.gov/dlnr

Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands: http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/occl/

State of Hawaii Department of Health (Clean Water Branch): http://emdweb.doh.hawaii.gov/cwb/wqd/viewer/

Army Corps of Engineers (Honolulu office): http://www.poh.usace.army.mil/

City and County of Honolulu Department of Permitting and Planning (DPP): http://www.honoluludpp.org/aboutdpp/

Planning Information: http://www.honoluludpp.org/Planning/

Permitting Information: http://www.honoluludpp.org/PermitInfo/

County of Maui (Maui, Molokai, Lanai): http://www.co.maui.hi.us/

Planning Information: http://www.co.maui.hi.us/index.aspx?nid=121

Permitting Information: http://www.co.maui.hi.us/index.aspx?nid=79

County of Hawaii: http://www.co.hawaii.hi.us/contents.htm

Planning Information: http://www.cohplanningdept.com/

Permitting Information: http://www.co.hawaii.hi.us/permits/permits.htm

County of Kauai: http://www.kauai.gov/

Planning Information: http://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departments/PlanningDepartment/tabid/61/Default.aspx

Permitting Information: http://egov.kauai.gov/Click2GovBP/

Environmental

Office of Environmental Quality Control: http://hawaii.gov/health/environmental/oeqc/index.html

Associations

General Contractors Association of Hawaii (GCA): http://www.gcahawaii.org/

GCA Members (search page)_: http://www.gcahawaii.org/cgi/search_members.php

GCA Bidding Information: http://www.gcahawaii.org/cgi/bid_access.php

GCA Buyers’ Guide (search page): http://www.gcahawaii.org/cgi/search_buyGuide.php

Building Industry Association of Hawaii (BIA): http://biahawaii.org/

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC): http://www.agc.org/

AGC Industry Topics: http://www.agc.org/cs/industry_topics

The American Institute of Architects (AIA): http://www.aia.org/

AIA Contract Documents: http://www.aia.org/contractdocs/index.htm

Federal Government

Central Contractor Registration: https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx

U.S. General Services Administration (GSA): http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/100000

Contract Award Information: http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/ElibMain/home.do

GSA e-Tools: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/104555

Rail

Rail: http://www.honolulutransit.org/

Public Notices re Rail: http://www.honolulutransit.org/document-library/public-notices.aspx