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Maalaea vs Waipahu, HI

Waipahu currently scores 6 points higher overall than Maalaea, with the largest gap in wind.

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Maalaea

20/100

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Waipahu

26/100

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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

Maalaea: 20/100 · Waipahu: 26/100

Waipahu is 6 points higher.

Flood

Maalaea: 31/100 · Waipahu: 31/100

No gap.

Maalaea: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Waipahu: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Maalaea: 27/100 · Waipahu: 44/100

Waipahu is 17 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Maalaea: 1/100 · Waipahu: 2/100

Waipahu is 1 points higher.

Maalaea: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waipahu: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Maalaea: Unavailable · Waipahu: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Hail

Maalaea: Unavailable · Waipahu: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Storm surge

Maalaea: Unavailable · Waipahu: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Maalaea: Unavailable · Waipahu: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Current air quality

Maalaea: Unavailable · Waipahu: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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