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Early Notice and Public Review of a Proposed
Activity in a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Designated Floodplain or Wetland

To: All interested Agencies, Groups, and Individuals

This is to give notice that the County of Maui (County) has determined that the following proposed action under the Single Family Homeowner Reconstruction and Reimbursement Program (B-25-UU-15-0001) may include properties located in the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) floodplain or adjacent to a wetland, and the County will be identifying and evaluating practicable alternatives to locating the proposed action within the floodplain or wetland and the potential impacts on the floodplain or wetland from the proposed action, as required by Executive Orders 11988 and 11990, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 in Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands.

Action Description
The proposed action would fund the reconstruction and reimbursement of eligible single-family residential units destroyed by the 2023 Maui wildfires. Activities will be funded by the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) federal aid program, and would be administered by the County's Office of Recovery (OOR). The proposed action area includes previously developed lots within the four wildfire burn zones: Lahaina Fire burn zone, Upper Kula Fire burn zone, Olinda Fire Burn Zone, and Pulehu Fire burn zone. The exact locations and number of properties in the proposed action would be determined as impacted homeowners apply to, and are approved by, the program. Because the proposed action would fund the reconstruction, or reimbursement of reconstruction, of single-family residential units like-for-like to pre-wildfire conditions, the action would not increase residential density or populations beyond pre-wildfire conditions.

Local Floodplains and Wetlands
The extent of the FFRMS floodplain was determined using the 0.2 percent flood approach, or the 500-year floodplain. The 500-year floodplain would include the following flood zone classifications in the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs): Zone VE, the Coastal High Hazard Area with a one (1) percent or greater chance of annual flooding with increased risk due to storm waves; Zones A and AE, areas with a one (1) percent chance of annual flooding; and Zone X, areas with a 0.2 percent chance of annual flooding. There are approximately 142.8 acres of FFRMS floodplain in the proposed action area, including 119.7 acres in the Lahaina Fire burn zone and 23.1 acres in the Pulehu Fire burn zone.

In addition to the floodplain, there are 72 total acres of wetland and aquatic habitats in the proposed action area according to the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory (NWI). Wetlands in the action area include, but are not limited to, a
21.1-acre non-tidal freshwater emergent wetland inland of Mill Street in the Lahaina Fire burn zone, and 3.7 acres of freshwater forested/shrub wetland along the Waiakoa Gulch in the Pulehu Fire burn zone. Riverine habitats are located within all four wildfire burn zones. There are no potential properties applicable to the action within identified wetlands and aquatic habitats, but action activities could occur adjacent to wetlands.

Intent of Notice
There are three primary purposes for this notice:
1. People who may be affected by activities in the floodplain or wetland and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Commenters are encouraged to offer alternative sites outside of the floodplain or wetland, alternative methods to serve the same action purpose, and methods to minimize and mitigate action impacts on the floodplain or wetland.
2. An adequate public notice program can be an important public educational tool. The dissemination of information and request for public comment about the floodplain or wetland can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks and impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas.
3. As a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in the floodplain or wetland, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk.

Comment Procedures
Written comments must be received by the County at the following address on or before December 12, 2025 [a minimum 15 calendar day comment period will begin the day after the publication and end on the 16th day after the publication]: County of Maui Office of Recovery, 200 South High Street, Wailuku, HI 96793-2155 and 808-270-6267, Attention: Brian Oshiro. A full description
of the action may also be reviewed from 7:45 AM to 4:30 PM at the
Main County Building 200 South High Street, Wailuku HI 96793 and at the Lahaina Gateway Unit 102-B, 325 Keawe St., Lahaina, Maui, HI 96761 and https://hookumuhou.mauicounty.gov/. Comments may also be submitted via email to brian.oshiro@co.maui.hi.us, Subject Line: SFHRRP – Flood Risk Comment.

Certifying Officer: Richard T. Bissen, Jr., Mayor, County of Maui
Address: 200 South High Street, Wailuku, HI 96793-2155
(SA1511913 11/26/25)

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