Over the past five years, FEMA has studied flood risks near streams on the island, putting thousands of homes in flood hazard areas for the first time. And if you have a federally-backed mortgage ...

One of the most significant changes with the preliminary FIRMs is that some properties may now be classified within high-risk zones, known as Special Flood Hazard Areas, for the first time.

Heavy rain, combined with debris buildup, turned this usually calm waterway into a flood hazard. And the Waiahole ... when we needed the sand bags.” Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Property owners will have a chance to appeal the federal government’s new Flood Insurance Rate Maps on Oahu. Over the past five years, FEMA has studied flood risks ...