On Tuesday, March 24th a community meeting was held to share preliminary findings for the Makaha Flood Study, to hear concerns about flooding in Makaha and to gather residents ideas to mitigate flooding. We would like to thank all that attended for coming and for contributing ideas, information, and comments regarding flooding in Makaha Valley. ...
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On March 21, 2014, President Obama signed the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act into law. This law repeals and modifies certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act, which was enacted in 2012. More information on the new law and its impacts on the NFIP will be forthcoming. Download the WYO Bulletin, here ...
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The Makaha Valley Flood Study community meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm at the Waianae District Park. This study is aimed at proposing solutions to address the flooding issues in areas. For more information, download the event flyer.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2014 MAKAHA COMMUNITY MEMBERS URGED TO ATTEND PUBLIC MEETING ON NEW FLOOD STUDY BEING CONDUCTED IN MAKAHA VALLEY WAIANAE – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) along with Townscape, Inc., an environmental planning company, invites Makaha Valley community members to attend and provide feedback at public meeting that ...
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FEMA Region IX’s Flood Insurance Specialist, Ms. Edie Lohmann will be in Hawaii from March 24, – April 1, 2014 to conduct a 3 hour CE accredited Flood Insurance Workshop. To sign up to learn or refresh your knowledge of the NFIP, please complete one of the attached registration forms based on the date and ...
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On Thursday, March 13, 2014 the U.S. Senate joined forces with the House of Representatives by passing H.R. 3370 to reverse some of the flood insurance reforms that were mandated by the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012. For more details, read the Insurance Journal article published yesterday announcing the news. To read the ...
Read More Senate Approves Bill to Curb Flood Insurance Hikes