hawaiian acres flood zone

[bananahead]

I get whitewater 5+' deep about 15 days a year or so (longest was 3 straight days) when we have our big rains up on the hill. But it dries up within a day to just puddles and if stop raining the creek is bonedry within a week. The main creek/river that cuts across HA (starting in HA at the bridge on So.Kulani Rd.), cuts through Orchidland, and goes to ocean ....cuts across my property here at 2nd and C, but its in a low spot and only gets about 40' wide and cuts straight across my 150' width.... It actually made my property cheaper (flaw), but I love it when it flows, beautiful and the sound at night, its soothing. My creek bed is solid pahoehoe lava and I keep it clean of vegetation so it doesnt back up and flood my garden areas near the creek...... wish I could dam it up and make a permanent pond, but when if flows its some serious water, so wouldnt work. I am building a pond next to it though. My cabin is about 100' away and about 15' higher so no chance for flooding and its in front of the creek so no driveway flooding probs. My neighbours dont have it so good, they stripped their land originally (ugh) and now its so flat that when it floods the creek spreads out a few hundred feet wide to cover at least 1/4th of their 3 acres cutting off their driveway too.
If your looking at property in the floodzone....ask the neighbours what the land looked like during our Kau/Puna superstorm in 2000 (36" rain in 24 hours) incredible video on storm damage... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LaHOZXWRo8

save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha