Public information meetings review new flood maps for Maui County

WAILUKU, Maui—Important information on the new flood insurance rate maps developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be discussed at upcoming meetings in Maui County.

Property owners are urged to attend these meetings to get the latest information on how the flood map changes will affect them. Changes are scheduled to take effect sometime during the last quarter of 2011.

Options that are available to those whose homes are in a flood zone will be discussed.

Among the areas that will be significantly impacted by the flood map changes are: properties adjacent to Kaunakakai Stream and Iao Stream; Hana; and the southern shores of Lanai, Maui, and Molokai.

The public information meetings are scheduled as follows: 

Lanai
Monday, February 7 from noon to 3:00 p.m.
Hale Kupuna O Lanai
1144 Ilima Avenue

Maui
Tuesday, February 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Velma McWayne Santos Community Center
395 Waena Place

Molokai
Wednesday, February 9 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Kaunakakai Gym Conference Room
90 Ainoa Street

Federal, State, and County personnel will be available to answer questions and assist property owners with determining their flood risk.

Also, personnel from the County’s Department of Planning will be on hand to answer questions for property owners who are considering developing in newly mapped, high-risk flood zones.

The public may also preview the new Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DIRMs) by visiting the Hawaii Flood Hazard Assessment Tool website.

For more information, contact Francis Cerizo or Carolyn Cortez at [email protected] or [email protected] or by phone at (808)270-7253.