FEMA Issues Preliminary FIRMS Based on Updated Flood Studies for Dozens of Streams on Oʻahu

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has delivered preliminary flood maps for the City and County of Honolulu. The maps identify updated flood hazards along numerous streams throughout Oʻahu. The flood maps will help building officials, contractors, and homeowners make effective mitigation decisions, thereby contributing to safer and more disaster resilient communities. FEMA distributed the... Continue Reading →

2 Aug 2024 0

HUD Strengthens Floodplain Management Standards

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By: Eric Simmons, FEMA Region IX The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) plays a major role in floodplain management by underwriting homeownership with mortgage insurance and establishing minimum standards for buildings constructed under a HUD program. On April 23, 2024, HUD published its Federal Register final rule to better protect communities and taxpayer-funded investments... Continue Reading →

13 Jun 2024 0

Meet “JT”, Hawai'i’s newest FEMA Floodplain Management Specialist

Justin (JT) Traylor is a new member of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) team. He’ll be working within the Mitigation Division’s Floodplain Management and Insurance Branch at FEMA Region IX in Oakland, CA. As a Floodplain Management Specialist, he is dedicated to support the communities participating in the NFIP with a focused effort to... Continue Reading →

4 Dec 2023 0

Hurricane Preparedness Week in Hawai'i is May 21-27, 2023

Hurricane Preparedness Week focuses on what you can do now, ahead of time when the weather is quiet, to safeguard your home, your business, your family, and yourself.

25 May 2023 0

HIEMA NEWS RELEASE: Do You #KnowTheSigns? Meeting, Proclamation Mark the Start of Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawai‘i

April designated Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawai'i -

5 Apr 2023 0

La Nina, Three Years in a Row

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center has forecasted a third year of La Nina conditions in the Pacific. La Nina is a natural ocean-atmospheric phenomenon marked by cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures across the central and eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator, and the opposite of El Nino, which features warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in that region

21 Nov 2022 0

Are you prepared?

With Hurricane Ian looming upon Florida and the eastern seaboard, it's a good time to remember we are still in hurricane season until November 30th. Check on your insurance policies. What does home, hurricane and flood insurance cover?

28 Sep 2022 0

Resources for Individuals and Businesses Affected by the Kona Low Weather Event

If your property was affected by the recent storm event this week, click on the following link to access important information on reporting damages to your county officials, filing a flood insurance claim, and other mitigation resources. REPORT FLOOD DAMAGE AND ACCESS FLOOD INSURANCE RESOURCES Disaster Assistance and Recovery Center Event Planned Source: Maui NOW... Continue Reading →

9 Dec 2021 1

Meet Kaua‘i County’s New Floodplain Administrator, Bryan Wienand

Bryan Wienand is a Professional Civil Engineer with the County of Kaua‘i. He is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a graduate of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He has over 14 years of experience in civil engineering, including 6 years in the private sector with HDR Engineering in Washington and Hawai‘i, and 8 years in the... Continue Reading →

12 Oct 2021 0

Wetter Than Average Conditions Predicted Over the Hawai'ian Islands from October 2020 Through April 2021

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, there is an ongoing La Nina event in the Pacific. This La Nina event is expected to persist through the spring of 2021. The consensus of climate models is projecting large scale wetter than average conditions over the Hawai'ian Islands region from December 2020 through April 2021.

20 Oct 2020 0

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