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<br />CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: May 24, 2018 <br />MEDIA UPDATE Time: 6 PM <br /> Update: #3 <br /> <br />Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption <br /> <br />This is a Civil Defense Message for Thursday, May 24 at 6 in the evening. <br /> <br />Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports eruption activity continues in the Lower East Rift. <br />Volcanic gas emissions are elevated from the fissure eruptions. <br /> <br />Due to the volcanic activity, the following information is provided: <br /> There are currently three lava flows entering the ocean between Pohoiki Bay and <br />MacKenzie State Park (Highway 137 mile markers 12 to 14). <br /> Fissure 7 reactivated this morning and is actively fountaining lava. The flow is <br />moving towards the east into Leilani Estates. It has covered Kaupili and Mohala <br />Streets, between Leilani Avenue and the fissure line. <br /> For more information about the ocean entries and the most up-to-date maps, <br />visit the USGS Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory’s website. <br /> Residents can learn more about current sulfur dioxide emission levels and <br />forecasts by visiting the University of Hawaii’s Vog Measurement and Prediction <br />Project website. <br /> <br />Due to the current activity, stay alert to messages issued by Civil Defense. The next <br />community information meeting will be held at the Pahoa High cafeteria on Tuesday, <br />May 29 at 5:00 in the evening. <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 />