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<br /> <br />CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: May 23, 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 Wednesday, May 23 at 9:30 in the morning. <br /> <br />Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports eruption activity continues in the Lower East Rift <br />Zone. Several fissures are still very active, fountaining lava and spanning about a mile <br />along the rift from Leilani Estates to Lanipuna. <br /> <br />Frequent ash emissions continue at the Kilauea summit, resulting in plumes less than <br />8,000 feet high. Take action to avoid exposure to ash. <br /> <br />Due to continued volcanic activity, the following is provided for your information: <br /> County, state, and federal partners are working together to monitor the situation <br />at Puna Geothermal Venture and will continue to work on the wells. <br /> <br />Due to increased gas emissions in the Lower East Rift Zone, the following policies are in <br />effect: <br /> Hawaii County, state Department of Health, and U.S. Environmental Protection <br />Agency are working together to increase air quality monitoring activity. <br /> New equipment will be added throughout the Rift Zone to monitor for hydrogen <br />sulfide and sulfur dioxide. No hydrogen sulfide has been detected at this time. <br /> Information gathered from the monitors will be used by Civil Defense and first <br />responders to provide updates to the public. <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 />We are on watch 24-hours a day for your safety. <br /> <br />This is your Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency. <br /> <br />