2020 Social Vulnerability Indicators for Coastal Hazards by Block Group

Not all data relevant to sea level rise or other coastal hazards was included as some data sets were either not available for Hawai’i or not available at all. The data indicators present in the census tract or block group boundary are viewed as the result of systems of inequality and not as a characteristic of a community. The results of this layer and the tool referenced above should not be generalized for everyone within the designated boundaries and should only be used to gain a general understanding of the social, economic, and demographic makeup of an area.

Further analysis (community outreach, working groups, interviews, etc.) should be used to supplement information that cannot be gathered from the mapping tool and contributing layers. To learn more about how this tool was developed, please refer to the accompanying document, found here: acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:va6c2:5f4cd4c8-8e84-479b-9d28-86a501946d96 . For more information, please refer to metadata at files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/op/gis/data/vuln_ind_2020_75th_perc_bg.pdf or contact the Hawaii Statewide GIS Program, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, State of Hawaii; PO Box 2359, Honolulu, Hi. 96804; (808) 587-2846; email: gis@hawaii.gov ; Website: planning.hawaii.gov/gis .