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This Resolution requests the Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) of the City and County of Honolulu to make all its decisions regarding waivers and variances publicly accessible on its website. Waivers are exceptions to building and land use rules that the DPP Director can grant under specific circumstances, while variances are granted when applying zoning laws would cause an unnecessary hardship. The resolution highlights that the lack of transparency in these decisions, especially given past legal challenges and concerns about corruption within the DPP, makes it difficult for the public to verify fair and consistent application of these rules, and therefore, publishing these decisions online is seen as a way to improve public trust and accessibility of information.