Two-thirds of the single-family homes on Hawaii's most populous island have no hurricane protections
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Hawaii's experience stands in contrast to the U.S. territory of Guam, where stronger building codes and years of rebuilding after powerful storms means most homes are now made of sturdy concrete. In May, a Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph . The storm destroyed some older homes, but the concrete ones generally emerged unscathed.
“The entire roof of the home might be decapitated by wind,” Chock said of single-wall homes hit by Iniki. “And the whole roof, in one piece, would just fly off the walls, and the rest of the structure would fall apart thereafter.” Homes built before the building code changes aren't required to have these features, and few homeowners have retrofitted with hurricane clips like Pappas and Yasuda. Sixty-four percent of single-family homes — or 125,000 houses — on Oahu lack any hurricane protections, according to a 2019 study by Honolulu.
Since the early 1990s, four typhoons with sustained winds of at least 150 mph have directly hit Guam, includingGuam has become more resilient after each storm, often by rebuilding with concrete capable of withstanding Category 4 and 5 typhoons.
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