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INFORMATION MEETING
SOUTH KONA FLOOD HAZARD STUDY
KONA, HAWAII
January 23 and 24, 2008
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Jan 23 meeting: Konawaena Elementary School library
Jan 24 meeting: Mayor Harry Kim’s office, Hanama Place Building
Department of Public Works U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
County of Hawaii Honolulu Engineer District
11 January 2008
INFORMATION PAPER
SUBJECT: South Kona Flood Hazard Study, Kona, Island of Hawaii
1. Purpose: To provide information on the subject study at public information meetings to be
held on January 23 and 24, 2008.
2. Points of Major Interest and Facts.
a. The County of Hawaii has indicated that the South Kona District on the island of
Hawaii is currently undergoing an increase in residential development on the island of Hawaii.
These areas currently do not have adequate flood hazard maps for some of the areas. Without
adequate technical flood hazard maps, the sponsor will be in a tenuous position of considering
future developments and land use planning. If improvements are constructed in the future, the
risk for flood damages and cost of flood insurance may be high. The sponsor will commit to
providing contributed non-Federal funds to supplement the federal funds to achieve the desired
scope of the investigation.
b. The purpose of this study is to identify the major flood hazards within the
floodplain study area of the South Kona District. The study will identify the floodplain limits for
the 10-, 25-, 50-, 100-, and 500- year flood events. The County of Hawaii intends to use the
results of the study to amend the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Insurance
Rate Maps. This study was requested by the Department of Public Works, County of Hawaii and
is authorized under Floodplain Management Services Program, Section 206 of the Flood Control
Act of 1960, as amended. A Letter Agreement was signed by the County of Hawaii and the
Corps of Engineers on July 12, 2007 to conduct the study.
c. Lidar survey mapping was conducted in late 2007 and is currently being
processed and reviewed and technical floodplain analysis and mapping will begin in early 2008.
The draft and final floodplain maps and reports are scheduled for completion in September and
October 2008, respectively.
SOUTH KONA FLOOD HAZARD STUDY
KONA, HAWAII
INFORMATION MEETING AGENDA
January 23 and 24, 2008
6:30 – 8:30 pm
January 23 meeting: Konawaena Elementary School library
January 24 meeting: Mayor Harry Kim’s office, Hanama Place Complex, Kona
6:30 pm – 6:40 pm Opening remarks by Mr. Bruce C. McClure, P.E., Director,
Department of Public Works, County of Hawaii
6:40 pm – 7:00 pm Study purpose, authorizations and schedules presented by Steven
Yamamoto, Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Study area and floodplain mapping process presented by Mr.
Massoud Rezakhani, Principal Engineer, MRC, LLC and Mr. Jeff
Overton, Chief Environmental Planner, Group 70 International
7:30 pm – 8:20 pm Questions and Answer
8:20 pm – 8:30 pm Closing remarks