Your SCP stamp is your liability.
Run the read before you sign.
DPP's Self-Certification Program eliminates the plan-check queue — and moves full compliance verification responsibility to you. There is no second set of eyes on your submission. Ikena Permit is that second set of eyes. We read your plan set the way a plan checker would, return every probable violation with verbatim code citations, and give you a documented compliance review you can keep in the project file.
What SCP actually means for your E&O
- ·You sign a declaration that the plans comply with all applicable codes. DPP accepts it without review.
- ·If the permitted project is non-compliant — found during inspection, audit, or after construction — the consequences land on the certifying professional.
- ·DPP audits SCP submissions. Repeated findings or a single significant violation can trigger suspension from the roster.
- ·Your E&O carrier will ask how you verified compliance before certifying. A documented pre-check is part of your answer.
What Ikena Permit gives you
- ✓Every probable ROH §21, ROH §16, and IBC 2018 violation — with the verbatim code clause that supports each flag.
- ✓Sheet-by-sheet extraction: site plan, floor plan, elevations, structural — cross-checked for consistency.
- ✓Confidence scores on every finding. Flags below threshold are held for your review, not auto-published.
- ✓A timestamped report you can attach to your project file as evidence of a pre-submission compliance review.
What we check
- ·Front, rear, and side setbacks by zone
- ·FAR and lot coverage per ROH §21
- ·Building height limit and roof-form rules
- ·ADU / ohana unit eligibility post-Bill 7
- ·Occupancy, construction type, and mixed-use compliance
- ·Egress, corridor width, and means-of-exit (IBC Ch. 10)
- ·Accessible route requirements (ADA 2010 / ICC A117.1)
- ·Height and area tables (IBC Table 504)
- ·SMA boundary and shoreline setback applicability
- ·Flood zone overlays and FEMA BFE requirements
- ·Tsunami evacuation zone flags
- ·Wildfire interface overlay (State HWMO)
- ·Cross-sheet dimensional consistency (plan vs. elevation)
- ·DPP standard correction list items by trade
- ·Structural notes vs. IBC 2018 seismic and wind provisions
- ·Hawaii IBC local amendments (130 mph Vult, SDC D, corrosion)
The audit trail
Every report stores: input PDF hash, license verified at upload, every model call (model ID, prompt hash, token counts), every flag (source sheet, page, extracted value, matched rule, verbatim citation, confidence score), and every review action with timestamp. If your E&O carrier or DPP auditor asks how you verified compliance before self-certifying, you can hand them this trail.
What we do not do
Ikena Permit is not a licensed architecture or engineering firm. All reports require review and approval by the Hawaii-licensed professional of record before use in any permit submission (HRS §464 compliant).
SCP-specific questions
Does this replace my professional compliance review?
No. You remain the certifying professional and the standard of care still applies. The pre-check is a supplemental tool — one more pass through the code before your stamp goes on. It catches things that are easy to miss on a deadline.
Can I use the report as documentation for an E&O claim defense?
That question is between you and your carrier. What the report provides is a timestamped, citation-anchored record of a pre-submission compliance review — the same kind of documentation carriers ask about when evaluating whether standard of care was met. We make no claims about your specific policy.
What if I disagree with a flag?
Every flag has a recommended action field, not a mandate. The report is advisory. You read the cited code provision, apply your professional judgment, and document your reasoning if you proceed despite the flag. That's the workflow.
My plan set has proprietary structural details. Is this secure?
Plan sets are processed in an isolated pipeline, not stored beyond the report generation window, and are never shared with third parties. The PDF hash is logged; the file itself is not retained after processing.
How does the license number field affect the report?
If you provide your DCCA license number, we verify it is active before the scan runs and flag the report as license-verified. SCP-specific code sections get additional weight in the finding prioritization. It also ties the audit trail record to your specific license.
Pay per scan. No subscription. Each report covers one plan set — all sheets you upload, all findings returned in about 30 minutes. Download the PDF, keep it in your project file.
For practices running multiple SCP submissions per month. Includes variance narrative drafting, DPP comment-response drafting, and a per-firm precedent library.
Ikena Permit does not file with DPP or any AHJ. Reports are for informational review only and require sign-off by the Hawaii-licensed professional of record.
Questions about SCP workflows or firm pricing? [email protected]