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<br />CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY DATE: June 3, 2018 <br />MEDIA UPDATE TIME: 9:30 AM <br /> UPDATE: #2 <br /> <br />Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption <br /> <br />This is a Civil Defense Message for Sunday, June 3 at 9:30 in the morning. <br /> <br />Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that vigorous lava eruptions continue throughout <br />the fissure system in the lower East Rift Zone. Fissure 8 continues to feed a large <br />channelized flow that has crossed Government Beach Road and Highway 137. The flow <br />is moving downslope toward the ocean through Kapoho Beach Lots. As of early this <br />morning, the flow front was 500 yards from the ocean. <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 /> First responders are actively conducting search and rescue missions in affected <br />isolated areas today. <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 Papaya Farms Road, <br />is open to Waa Waa and Papaya Farms Road residents only with official <br />credentials. There is no curfew. <br /> <br />Volcanic gas and ash emissions remain high at the Kilauea summit and in the fissure <br />system. Residents in communities downwind, including Pahala, Ocean View, and Kona, <br />should take action to limit exposure to gas and ash. <br /> <br />Stay alert to warnings from Civil Defense officials and be prepared to evacuate with <br />little notice. <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 />