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Hilo vs Waimanalo, HI

Waimanalo currently scores 9 points higher overall than Hilo, with the largest gap in wind.

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Waimanalo

37/100

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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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · Waimanalo: 37/100

Waimanalo is 9 points higher.

Flood

Hilo: 55/100 · Waimanalo: 28/100

Hilo is 27 points higher.

Hilo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.

Waimanalo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Hilo: 26/100 · Waimanalo: 74/100

Waimanalo is 48 points higher.

Hilo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Waimanalo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Hilo: 2/100 · Waimanalo: 1/100

Hilo is 1 points higher.

Hilo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waimanalo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Hilo: Unavailable · Waimanalo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Hilo: Tornado model is not available for this location yet.

Waimanalo: Tornado model is not available for this location yet.

Hail

Hilo: Unavailable · Waimanalo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Hilo: Hail model is not available for this location yet.

Waimanalo: Hail model is not available for this location yet.

Storm surge

Hilo: Unavailable · Waimanalo: 43/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Hilo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Waimanalo: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Hilo: Unavailable · Waimanalo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Hilo: Wildfire model is not available for this location yet.

Waimanalo: Wildfire model is not available for this location yet.

Current air quality

Hilo: Unavailable · Waimanalo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Hilo: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.

Waimanalo: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.