Honolulu City Council proposes building rules in flood areas

Honolulu lawmakers are working on changes to city construction laws in anticipation of new federal flood maps.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will update its flood areas on Oʻahu on June 10.

That could mean thousands of homes on the island that don’t need flood insurance now could be required to get it. It could also threaten the renewal of the 42,000 federal flood insurance policies on the island…

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