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have is a process that FEMA has come up with that theyve used across the nation that they follow; and, again, there is some built-in safety valve within that, if Im correct. FANG:Yes. ALAMEDA:As a follow-up. SPRINGER:Commissioner Alameda? ALAMEDA:On the anecdotal kind of information that you just shared, could you clarify that? I mean, I didnt read any or see any documentation on that. MOORE:No, again, it was just talking with the resident at the home right next to this property. And, again, during the major flood event which theoretically was a 100-yearflood,hishome,therewasnowater,eventhoughhishomeisintheflood fringe, there was no water coming in from the stream side. He said that there was water, just to mentioned there was water coming down from Kilauea Street, but not from the stream rising up on -. So even though his house is in the fringe, there was not any flooding. And, again, Ill go to the map. Again, easier to use this piece here. This is the property. I was talking with this gentleman in this house here. Again, so, right next to the property, upstream from him. ALAMEDA:Thank you. SPRINGER:Youre welcome. Commissioners? I have a couple of questions. Did I hear correctly that the FEMA-based map is a 1981 map? MOORE:Yes. SPRINGER:Thank you. Are any topographic changes either due to flooding or urbanization accounted for in the calculations made based on that 1981 map? FANG:Are you talking about upstream, way upstream in Waiakea Uka area? SPRINGER:Even the aggregate or, in this case, specifically? FANG:No, theres no change because there was no later study done. SPRINGER:Thank you. How many 100-year floods have there been since 1981? FANG:I dont have that record. SPRINGER:And, Mr. Moore, you were not here at the last meeting but it was explained to us by Mr. Kelly Gomes that a 100-year flood is a statistical term. 8