"An emergency proclamation would allow for a waiver of state permits or clearances, including noise variance and archaeological assessments, “or for their requirements to be reduced or addressed by the city after the fact,” the letter said."

The last time they tried this, it wound up costing a lot of money in delays and law suits.  Why not just do it right the first time?

The Honolulu City Motto:  "Never enough time to do it right, plenty of time to do it over and over"