In a little more than a month, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s updated Oʻahu flood maps go into effect. And thousands of properties are being added to the flood zone.
FEMA is updating Oʻahu’s flood insurance maps on June 10 to move nearly 4,000 properties into a designated flood zone. The change will impact thousands of homes on Oʻahu. Some that were in green, or non-flood zones until now will be in flood zones.O thers that have been in flood zones will no longer be considered at risk.
And the new maps will put dozens of commercial areas of Honolulu like Iwilei and Kapālama in special flood hazard areas…