Engineering Division, National Flood Insurance Program

Federal

• Title 44 of the Federal Code of Regulations (Part 60 – Criteria for Land Management and Use)
• Executive Order 11988: Floodplain Management (1977)
• Executive Order 11990: Protection of Wetlands (1977)
• National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973
• Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force
• Other Laws and Regulations

State

• Hawaii State Building Code
• Hawaii Revised Statutes § 46-11.5 (Maintenance of channels, streambeds, streambanks, and drainageways.)
  • County’s Enabling Ordinance:
  • City and County of Honolulu – ROH Chapter 41, Article 26, §41-26.3 

County

Local Floodplain Management Regulations

• City and County of Honolulu
• Hawaii County
• Kauai County
• Maui County

County Forms for Floodplain Development:

• City and County of Honolulu
• Hawaii County
• Kauai County
• Maui County

Last Updated: 11/2/22