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Hilo vs Kawela Bay, HI
Hilo and Kawela Bay are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Hilo: 28/100 · Kawela Bay: 28/100
No gap.
Flood
Hilo: 55/100 · Kawela Bay: 19/100
Hilo is 36 points higher.
Hilo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Kawela Bay: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hilo: 26/100 · Kawela Bay: 49/100
Kawela Bay is 23 points higher.
Hilo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kawela Bay: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hilo: 2/100 · Kawela Bay: 2/100
No gap.
Hilo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kawela Bay: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hilo: Unavailable · Kawela Bay: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hilo: Tornado model is not available for this location yet.
Kawela Bay: Tornado model is not available for this location yet.
Hail
Hilo: Unavailable · Kawela Bay: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hilo: Hail model is not available for this location yet.
Kawela Bay: Hail model is not available for this location yet.
Storm surge
Hilo: Unavailable · Kawela Bay: 40/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hilo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kawela Bay: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Hilo: Unavailable · Kawela Bay: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hilo: Wildfire model is not available for this location yet.
Kawela Bay: Wildfire model is not available for this location yet.
Ingested air quality
Hilo: Unavailable · Kawela Bay: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hilo: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Kawela Bay: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
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