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Tiny Homes in the Floodplain
Tiny houses are all the rage right now, but what do you do when they're in the floodplain?
What the “HAIL” ?
Hawai'i just experienced some wacky weather! Depending on where you live, some parts of the islands dealt with fast moving thunderstorms with heavy rain (and even hail!) along with trees uprooting and branch limbs snapping from the severe winds. Fortunately some dodged the bullet as the system moved through pretty quickly, but did manage to... Continue Reading →
Meet Maui County’s New Floodplain Administrator, Diego Sanchez-Gomez
Diego A. Sanchez Gomez is a staff planner currently working in the Zoning Administration and Enforcement Division (ZAED) for the County of Maui. Diego graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering Physics and Master of Science (MS) in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He was born and raised in... Continue Reading →
CRS Improvements Result In Big Savings
Residents and businesses on the Big Island will be paying less for flood insurance, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Hawai'i County has earned a Class 7 community rating from FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as of October 1, 2019. As a result, current and new policyholders save 15 percent on the... Continue Reading →
Kokua Line Series: Analyzing Oʻahu flood risk could lower cost of insurance
By Christine Donnelly, Star Advertiser https://twitter.com/Hawai'iFloodPlan/status/1141135620883922946
What effect does the newly signed Disaster Relief Bill have on the 50-year old NFIP program?
Basically, it allows for the 12th short-term extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) since 2017. The 10th extension was approved on December 21, 2018, which carried the program until May 31st 2019. The 11th was the 2-week extension passed one day before the program was set to expire a week ago on May... Continue Reading →
Potential NFIP Lapse
Are you preparing for Hurricane Season? Thinking about getting flood insurance? Well you may want to call your agent ASAP. WHY? This afternoon, Congress approved a 2 week extension (until June 14) of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which was set to expire and required reauthorization by 11:59 PM EST tomorrow (May 31, 2019)... Continue Reading →
Waimea and Hanapepe Open Houses; Questions On Preliminary Flood Maps Answered
Editorial By: Eric Simmons, FEMA RIX Kauaʻi County, DLNR and FEMA held two open houses to help homeowners and community members understand how they are affected by proposed flood zone changes. The public meetings on May 21 and 22 were well attended with a lot of interest on the preliminary flood maps. As approximately 400... Continue Reading →
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 →