To find your flood zone, go to the City and County of Honolulu Planning and Permitting Department. Here the public has the ability to interactively look up information on digitally processed maps such as zoning, property boundaries, tax assessment, ownership records, sewer hookups, demographics, flood zones, and much more. Use the HoLIS Interactive GIS Web Map and Data Services.

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER  12
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
624 AM HST SAT FEB 27 2010

TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT – TSUNAMI WARNING SUPPLEMENT

A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME – 0834 PM HST 26 FEB 2010
COORDINATES – 36.1 SOUTH   72.6 WEST
LOCATION    – NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
MAGNITUDE   – 8.8  MOMENT
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG  COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION  SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.

A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF LONG OCEAN WAVES. EACH INDIVIDUAL WAVE  CREST CAN LAST 5 TO 15 MINUTES OR MORE AND EXTENSIVELY FLOOD  COASTAL AREAS. THE DANGER CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE AS SUBSEQUENT WAVES ARRIVE. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.  TSUNAMI WAVES EFFICIENTLY WRAP AROUND ISLANDS. ALL SHORES ARE AT  RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL  QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE  CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED
BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD.

THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS

1119 AM HST SAT 27 FEB 2010

FORECAST WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AND AMPLITUDES CREST TO TROUGH.

HILO       1105AM HST   2.5 METERS
HONOLULU   1137AM HST   0.5 METERS
KAHULUI    1126AM HST   2.2 METERS
NAWILIWILI 1142AM HST   0.9 METERS
HALEIWA                 0.5 METERS
KAWAIHAE                0.6 METERS

THESE ARE ONLY ESTIMATES…ACTUAL VALUES MAY DIFFER.

MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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If you are looking for a home in Hawaii, contact me by phone, email or leave a message on my website. Anchorage is the area past the post office on Hawaii Kai Drive. It has th beautiful and spacious Leolani home development. One of the “Lost” cast lived there recently. There is also Lalea Kai, Kaluanui and the entrance to Mariner’s Ridge. Hahaione Lower has the elementary school and several condominium complexes, including The Commodore, Mauna Luan, Heritage House, Naniwa Gardens, Plaza Hawaii Kai, and Mariner’s Village (townhomes) I and II .  Behind Hawaii Kai,  Koko Crater

drops into Kalama Valley. Kamilo Nui and Kamilo Iki are the areas adjacent to Hawaii Kai Drive, as you travel up Lunalilo Home Road, near the skate park. On the water’s edge at the end of Lunalilo Home Road is Portlock. The schools of the Kaiser school complex include Hahaione Elementary School, Kamiloiki Elementary School, Koko Head Elementary School, Niu Valley Middle School, and Kaiser High School. For Hawaii Kai, a planned community, we have quite a few condominium and townhome complexes. There is also Colony at the Peninsula, Commodore, Esplanade, Gateway, Heritage House, Kaimala Marina, Kalele Kai, Kaluanui, Kawaihae, Crescent, Koko Isle, Kuapa Isle, Lalea, Marina Palms, Mariners Village, Mauna Luan, Mawaena Kai, Moana Kai, Moorings, Mt Terrace, Nanea Kai, Naniwa Gardens, Plaza Hawaii,Kai.

There are numerous different neighborhoods to choose from including Anchorage, Hahaione-Lower, Hahaione-Upper, Kalama Valley, Kamehame Ridge, Kamilo Nui, Kamiloiki, Kealaula Kai, Koko Head Terrace, Koko Kai, Laulima, Luna Kai, Mariners Cove, Mariners Ridge, Mariners Valley, Napali Haweo, Napua Point, Paiko Lagoon, Portlock, Queens Gate, Spinnaker Isle, Triangle, and West Marina.

Koko Head Terrace as you can guess is on the slope of Koko Crater. on the back side of it, toward the Hawaii Kai Golf Course, you will find the Koko Head Botanical Garden. A two-mile loop trail leads visitors through a variety of dryland plant collections from Hawaii and around the world. Koko Crater is a large crater that is a strenuous 2-hour hike. The Queen’s Gate gated community is across the street from the garden. Koko Head Crater overlooks Makapu’u, Diamond Head, The Marina, Sandy Beach, and Hanauma Bay. Koko Head is the elevated, longer, flatter piece of land that extends into Maunalua Bay.

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There are numerous shopping complexes and recreational activities. Shopping at Koko Marina, Hawaii Kai Towne Center, Costco, Safeway, Longs, Ross and more. Great restaurants such as Harbor Village, Blue Water Grill, The Shack, and my favorite, Kona Brewing.

Hanauma Bay, Makapuu Point Lighthouse, Sandy Beach (great kite flying here) and The Halona Blowhole are a short distance away, between Diamond Head and Makapuu.

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