CHAPTER 3: Hazard Identification 3.0 Introduction to Hazards in Kaua'i County To identify hazards and associated risks that affect Kaua'i County, and to understand the impact of the hazards, it is essential to consider the assets and features of Kaua'i County that encourage its citizens to protect and preserve their island. A review of the geography and topography of the island, as illustrated in all map annexes for Chapter 3 showing Countywide and local maps of hazards, provides a better understanding of how where hazards overlay with people, places and assets, and what types of problems may result. Table 3-1. Hazard & Risk Assessment Overview for County of Kaua`i. Hazards Risk Level Identified Hazard Degree of (High, Per A. Comprehensive Occurrence Vulnerability Historical Medium, Requirement Range of Actions Hazard Type (Frequency) (Scale?) Losses Low) §201.6(c)(2)(i) and Projects Avalanche Yes N S ▢ ▢ Coastal Erosion ▢ ▢ ▢ Coastal Storm ▢ ▢ ▢ Dam Failure ▢ ▢ ▢ Drought ▢ ▢ ▢ Earthquake ▢ ▢ ▢ Expansive Soils ▢ ▢ ▢ Levee Failure ▢ ▢ ▢ Flood ▢ ▢ ▢ Hailstorm ▢ ▢ ▢ Hurricane ▢ ▢ ▢ Land Subsidence ▢ ▢ ▢ Landslide ▢ ▢ ▢ Severe Winter Storm ▢ ▢ ▢ Tornado ▢ ▢ ▢ Tsunami ▢ ▢ ▢ Volcano Wildfire ▢ ▢ ▢ ▢ ▢ ▢ Windstorm ▢ ▢ ▢ Other change ▢ ▢ ▢ Other sea level rise Other ▢ ▢ ▢
CHAPTER 3: Hazard Identification 3.0 Introduction to Hazards in Kaua'i County To identify hazards and associated risks that affect Kaua'i County, and to understand the impact of the hazards, it is essential to consider the assets and features of Kaua'i County that encourage its citizens to protect and preserve their island. A review of the geography and topography of the island, as illustrated in all map annexes for Chapter 3 showing Countywide and local maps of hazards, provides a better understanding of how where hazards overlay with people, places and assets, and what types of problems may result. Table 3-1. Hazard & Risk Assessment Overview for County of Kaua`i. Hazard Type Hazard Occurrence (Frequency) Degree of Vulnerability (Scale?) Historical Losses Risk Level (High, Medium, Low) Hazards Identified Per Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(i) A. Comprehensive Range of Actions and Projects Avalanche Yes N S Coastal Erosion ▢ ▢ Coastal Storm ▢ ▢ ▢ Dam Failure ▢ ▢ ▢ Drought ▢ ▢ ▢ Earthquake ▢ ▢ ▢ Expansive Soils ▢ ▢ ▢ Levee Failure ▢ ▢ ▢ Flood ▢ ▢ ▢ Hailstorm ▢ ▢ ▢ Hurricane ▢ ▢ ▢ Land Subsidence ▢ ▢ ▢ Landslide ▢ ▢ ▢ Severe Winter Storm ▢ ▢ ▢ Tornado ▢ ▢ ▢ Tsunami ▢ ▢ ▢ Volcano ▢ ▢ ▢ Wildfire ▢ ▢ ▢ Windstorm ▢ ▢ ▢ Other change ▢ ▢ ▢ Other sea level rise ▢ ▢ ▢ Other ▢ ▢ ▢
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