Fact Sheet Information

 

Site:  HI, Hawaii County

Disaster Type(s):  Severe Storms and Flooding

Declaration Date:  November 11, 2000

Incident Period:  October 28 to November 2, 2000

 

Summary of Disaster:

 

According to the emergency manager of Hawaii County, “We had 452 residences which sustained damages. We had 18 agricultural reports of damage, 31 businesses and 3 churches. This is atypical of the amount of rainfall we general receive. We receive a lot of rainfall specifically in the areas that were affected, on a regular basis, but in this case we had more than 24 inches in 24 hours, which is almost 3 feet in a 24-hour period.  So, this was pretty significant.” He also noted in the research interview that the storm impacted Hawaii County with over $11 million in damage.  The emergency manager stated, “The largest percentage of damage was to chimneys, septic drain-fields, broken windows, and exterior facades of buildings.”

 

Reported Injuries, Deaths, and Rescue at the Site:

 

The emergency manager was not aware of any injuries, deaths, or rescues as a result of the disaster in Hawaii County.

 

 

Site Demographics:

 

Year	2000
FEMA Region	9
State	Hawaii
County	Hawaii County
Disaster Types(s)	Severe Storms Flooding
FEMA Declaration Date of Disaster	11-Nov-00
Presence of CIL*at the Time of Disaster	Yes
CIL*Office Type	Satellite
Current CIL* Presence in County/City/Boroughs	Yes
Population	148677
Area in Square Miles	4028
Population Density	37
Caucasian (%)	31.5%
African American (%)	.5%
Native American (%)	.4%
Asian Pacific	26.7%
Hispanic (%)	9.5%
Median House Hold Income	$39,805
Above Median House Hold Income	No
Per Capita Income	$18,791
Below Poverty(%)	15.7%
Number of Persons with Disabilities over age 5	26253
Persons with Disabilities over age 5 (%)	18.9%
Number of Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5	11555
Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5 (%)	8.3%

CIL* means Center for Independent Living

 

From: Census Data on the number of persons with physical disabilities.