DLNR offers flood resources in wake of severe weather

In the wake of severe flooding across Hawaii, state officials are directing residents to resources where they can find alerts, tips and ways to evaluate risk in a flood.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources and other agencies offer a variety of information on flooding and the status of dams in the area, including:

• DLNR Engineering Division’s National Flood Insurance Program, www.hawaiin fip.org.

• National Flood Insurance Program, www.floodsmart.gov.

• DLNR Flood Hazard Assessment Tool, gis.hawaiinfip.org/fhat/.

• DLNR Engineering Division, Dam Safety, dlnreng. hawaii.gov/dam/.

• State Dam Inventory System, which has information on all of Hawaii’s state-regulated dams, www.dams.hawaii.gov.

• Up-to-date information on floodplain management and flood insurance in Hawaii, waihalana.hawaii.gov.

• Flood zone definitions, dlnreng.hawaii.gov/nfip/wpcontent/uploads/sites/11/ 2014/11/Flood-ZoneDefinitions .pdf.

Residents can find out whether they live or work in a dam evacuation zone by visiting dlnreng.hawaii.gov/dam/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/ 2018/09/Am-I-in-a-DamEvacuation-Zone-revised20200107.pdf.

They can also follow the DLNR Flood and Dam Section on Twitter @hawaiifloodplan. Most standard homeowner’s insurance policies do not cover flooding, the DLNR said. Anyone wanting information on obtaining flood insurance should contact their insurance agent, visit the National Flood Insurance Program website or call the program’s Help Center at (877) 336-2627. The DLNR Engineering Division is the state agency responsible for assisting with the coordination of the National Flood Insurance Program between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and individual counties.