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<br /> <br />Wil Okabe <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />July 24, 2018 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />Hawai'i National Guard to Discontinue Media Escorts to Eruption Zone on July 29 <br /> <br />The Hawai'i National Guard will conduct its last media escort mission to the restricted <br />zone of the Lower East Rift Zone eruption on Sunday, July 29, according to Deputy <br />State Public Affairs Officer Major Jeff Hickman. <br /> <br />Due to deployments and other circumstances, the National Guard does not have any <br />more Public Affairs Officers available to run the media tours, which have been offered <br />daily to ensure safe media access since May, when the eruption began. <br /> <br />“We are very grateful to the National Guard for providing this service all this time,” said <br />Mayor Harry Kim. “We understand that the Guard have to fulfill their missions, and we <br />appreciate the great cooperation we continue to have.” <br /> <br />Future media tours will be conducted on a limited basis by Civil Defense, with details to <br />be announced. <br /> <br />For further information, please email Kelly Wooten, Volcanic Eruption Information <br />Specialist at Kelly.wooten@hawaiicounty.gov . <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />