THE NEW YEAR'S EVE FLOOD ON OAHU, HAWAII DECEMBER 31, 1987-JANUARY 1, 1988 -- Copyright -- NATURAL DISASTER STUDIES -- INVITATION FOR DISCUSSION -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1-Introduction -- FLOODS AS NATURAL DISASTERS -- EXPECTED LEVEL OF FLOOD PROTECTION -- 2-Management of the Disaster Event -- EMERGENCY WARNING PROCEDURES -- THE PREDISASTER PERIOD -- THE NEW YEAR'S EVE STORM -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HAZARD-MITIGATION CONCERNS -- 3-Meteorology -- INTRODUCTION -- METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ON DECEMBER 31, 1987 -- RADAR AND SOUNDING ANALYSIS -- RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION -- RAINFALL RECURRENCE INTERVALS -- A MODEL OF THE NEW YEAR'S EVE STORM -- WIND DAMAGE -- 4-Hydrology and Hydraulics -- STREAM RUNOFF DATA AND RECURRENCE INTERVALS -- KAWAINUI MARSH FLOODING -- SEDIMENT, DEBRIS, AND LANDSLIDES FROM THE STORM -- STORM DRAINAGE STANDARDS -- POSTDISASTER STUDIES -- 5-Floodplain Mapping -- FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ON OAHU -- DAMAGE FROM THE NEW YEAR'S EVE FLOOD EVENT -- 6-Lifelines -- TRANSPORTATION AND ROADS -- AIR TRANSPORTATION -- ELECTRIC POWER -- COMMUNICATIONS -- WATER SUPPLY -- SEWER SYSTEMS -- KAHENA STREET -- 7-Disaster Recovery -- THE RECOVERY PERIOD -- THE EMERGENCE OF CONFLICT -- 8-Conclusions -- WEATHER FORECAST AND STORM WARNING PERFORMANCE -- CAUSE OF THE FLOOD EVENT -- EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND INITIAL RECOVERY -- FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT -- 9-Recommendations -- METEOROLOGY -- HYDROLOGY -- THE WARNING SYSTEM -- FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND THE FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM -- References.