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<br /> <br />CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: May 24, 2018 <br />MEDIA UPDATE Time: 6:00 AM <br /> Update: #1 <br /> <br />Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption <br /> <br />This is a Civil Defense Message for Thursday, May 24 at 6:00 in the morning. <br /> <br />Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and other departmental ground crews continue to <br />monitor the eruption activity in the Lower East Rift Zone on a 24 hour basis, and work <br />continues to seal the wells. You will be informed of any conditions that affect your <br />safety. <br /> <br />Due to volcanic activity, information on Puna Geothermal Venture is provided for your <br />awareness: <br /> The situation remains stable, lava has not encroached further onto PGV property. <br /> County, state and federal crews are on the scene and monitoring for sulfur <br />dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. <br /> There is no hydrogen sulfide detected at this time. <br /> <br />Frequent ash emissions continue at the Kilauea summit. Take action to avoid exposure <br />to ash. <br /> <br />To help our residents, we are distributing free masks for ash protection: <br /> Distribution runs today and tomorrow from 3:30 to 7:30PM, and Saturday from 9 <br />AM to 1 PM. <br /> Masks will be distributed at Ocean View Community Center, Naalehu Community <br />Center, Pahala Community Center, Cooper Center, and Shipman Gym in Keaau. <br /> Each person may receive up to three masks. <br /> Masks do not protect against gasses and vapors. They will only provide filtering <br />for ash. <br /> <br />Due to the current activity, residents down rift should be prepared to voluntarily <br />evacuate at a moment’s notice. Stay alert to messages issued by Civil Defense. <br /> <br />We are on watch 24-hours a day for your safety. <br /> <br />This is your Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency. <br /> <br />