Use case · Flood & FEMA FIRM readiness

Know where the new flood maps land — before they do.

FEMA's June 2026 FIRM update re-maps thousands of Oʻahu parcels. KILO reports a parcel's current flood zone and base flood elevation, flags its exposure to the update, and shows how sea-level rise moves the line from here.

The problem

A flood map is a moving target.

A parcel's FEMA flood zone drives its insurance premium, its lender's requirements, and the base flood elevation any new construction must clear. Buyers and underwriters treat that zone as a fixed fact — but it is not.

FEMA's June 2026 FIRM update will re-map thousands of Oʻahu parcels; a property comfortably outside the Special Flood Hazard Area today can sit inside it afterward. Sea-level rise pushes the same line further still. The flood question is a forecast, not a lookup.

What the screen returns

Current posture — and what's about to change.

KILO reports the parcel's current FEMA flood zone, its base flood elevation, and the insurance and lender posture that follows — each traced to the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. Where a parcel sits near a zone boundary, it flags exposure to the pending FIRM update, so the read is forward-looking and not just current.

The line keeps moving inland

How much of the lot stays usable as the sea rises.

Flood exposure, the shoreline setback, and sea-level rise are one coastal story. For a near-shore parcel, KILO intersects live SLR-XA polygons with the parcel boundary and reports how much land stays buildable at each sea-level-rise step:

Worked example · A representative near-shore Oʻahu parcelParcel area 4,800 sq ft
Setback encumbered60 ft · ROH §26-1.4(b)1,200 sq ft
Buildable nowToday3,600 sq ftABOVE FLOOR
@ 1.1 ft SLRSetback dominates3,600 sq ftABOVE FLOOR
@ 2.0 ft SLRSLR-XA dominates2,800 sq ftABOVE FLOOR
@ 3.2 ft SLRSLR-XA dominates1,300 sq ftBELOW FLOOR
Buildable area measured against the 1,500 sq ft minimum-buildable floor. SLR-XA polygons from Hawaiʻi Statewide GIS Climate MapServer; a DLNR-certified shoreline survey supersedes for permitting.
How it works

Three steps, ahead of the re-map.

01
Pull the flood posture
Enter the TMK; KILO returns the current FEMA zone, base flood elevation, and hazard class.
02
Check the forecast
Exposure to the June 2026 FIRM update and to each sea-level-rise scenario — not just today's map.
03
Price it forward
Carry the current and projected flood posture into the offer, the policy, or the construction plan.
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