For Lenders, Realtors, and Insurance Agents
We are reminding insurance agents, realtors, lenders, and the general public about the flood-related information, resources and services provided by the County’s Floodplain Management Program. We can assist with checking a property’s flood zone designation, additional flood insurance data or Elevation Certificates (ECs).
Looking for a property’s flood zone designation? For unofficial purposes, use the new online Hawai‘i Flood Hazard Assessment Tool on the State of Hawai‘i, dept of Land and Natural Resources site. For official purposes, please call the County’s Floodplain Management Program, 808-961-8327.
Floodplain Management can also help with other information or services you may need for a property, such as:
- Find out if a property is in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) as shown on FEMA’s current Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) for Hawai‘i County;
- Get FIRM updates;
- Check additional flood insurance data for a site, such as the FIRM zone and the Base Flood Elevation or depth, if shown on the FIRM;
- Review ECs;
- Request training on the NFIP, ECs, repetitive loss, the building permit process as it applies to the NFIP, flood-proofing and other flood-related topics;
- Pick up County and FEMA publications including:
- Check Flood Hazards Before You Buy (at the Department of Public Works’ Engineering Division),
- Building Permits and Inspections (at the County’s Building Division); or,
Contact the Floodplain Management Program, 808-961-8327, or visit them in the County’s Department of Public Works, 101 Pauahi St. #107, in Hilo.