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CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY DATE: June 6, 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 Sunday, June 3 at 6:00 in the morning. <br /> <br />Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that vigorous lava eruptions continue throughout <br />the lower East Rift Zone in Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens. Fissure 8 is feeding a <br />large channelized flow traveling along Highway 132, the Pahoa-Kapoho Road. <br /> <br />Lava has crossed Government Beach Road and Highway 137. The flow is moving <br />downslope toward the ocean into Kapoho Beach Lots and as of early this morning had <br />reached Kapoho Kai Road to the south and as far east as Iliani Road <br /> <br />Due to lava crossing Highway 137, the following policies are in effect: <br /> There is no access to Kapoho, Vacationland, Highway 132, and Highway 137. <br /> Please contact Civil Defense if you confirm that someone you know is remaining <br />in the isolated area. Call 935-0031. <br /> <br />On roadways: <br /> Government Beach Road, between Kahakai Boulevard and Cinder Road, is open <br />to Waa Waa and Papaya Farms Road residents only with official credentials. <br />There is no curfew. <br /> <br />Volcanic gas emissions remain high at the Kilauea summit and in the fissure system. <br />Residents in communities downwind should take action to limit exposure to gas and <br />ash. On the coast, be aware of laze from the ocean entry. <br /> <br />Stay alert to warnings from Civil Defense officials and be prepared to evacuate with <br />little notice. <br />Shelters at Pahoa Community Center and Kea’au Armory are open and pet friendly. <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 />