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<br />CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: May 18, 2018 <br />MEDIA UPDATE Time: 9AM <br /> Update: #2 <br /> <br />Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption <br /> <br />This is a Civil Defense Message for Friday, May 18 at 9 o’clock in the morning. <br /> <br />The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) has reported a new fissure 22. Several fissures have gone active <br />with lava spatter and flow. Forty (40) structures have been reported destroyed as of this morning. <br /> <br />Due to increasing SO2, eruptive and fissure development the following policies are in effect: <br /> Leilani Estates evacuees must be alert to possible decreased availability of access. <br /> If your property is not accessible, contact Civil Defense for the possibility of escort. <br /> No access is allowed at this time for residents of Lanipuna Gardens due to high levels of dangerous <br />volcanic gases. <br /> <br />For your information: <br /> Checkpoints along Highway 137, 132 and 130 are limited to resident access only. <br /> No trespassing. Under Emergency Provisions, any looting or vandalism during an emergency will be <br />treated as a felony and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. <br /> Pahoa Post Office is reopened. <br /> <br />To help our residents, we are distributing free masks for ash protection. <br /> Distribution will continue today from 1pm to 7pm at Cooper Center and Ocean View Community <br />Center. <br /> One mask per family member. Masks DO NOT protect against gasses and vapors. They will only <br />provide filtering for ash. <br /> <br />The residents of Puna are going through a very difficult time. We ask for your help and understanding. <br /> <br />Thank you for listening. We are on watch 24-hours a day for your safety. <br /> <br />This is your Hawai‘i County Civil Defense. <br />