Waimea and Hanapepe Property Owners May Be Faced with Mandatory Flood Insurance Requirements

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has determined the Waimea and Hanapepe levees on Kaua‘i do not provide a high level of protection and are to be de-accredited. New preliminary flood maps, effective in 2020 show areas behind the Waimea and Hanapepe levees to be in a high-risk flood zone The DLNR Engineering Division, FEMA... Continue Reading →

23 Apr 2019 0

Oʻahu’s Disappearing Beaches

Sharing a Civil Beat's video interview with DLNR's Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands Administrator, Sam Lemmo and Professor at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Department of Earth Sciences, Dr. Chip Fletcher. The group tour the south shore of Oʻahu discussing sea level rise and beach erosion. watch videoSource: Honolulu Civil Beat More information... Continue Reading →

22 Apr 2019 0

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