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CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: May 23, 2018
MEDIA UPDATE Time: 12:00 PM
Update: #3
Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption
This is a Civil Defense Message for Wednesday, May 23 at noon.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports eruption activity continues in the Lower East Rift
Zone. The middle portion of the fissure system continues to be the most active. Lava
eruption and ground cracking continues in the area of Leilani Estates and Lanipuna
Gardens.
Frequent ash emissions continue at the Kilauea summit, resulting in plumes up to 8,000
feet high. Take action to avoid exposure to ash.
To help our residents, we are distributing free masks for ash protection:
Distribution will be this Wednesday through Friday from 3:30 to 7:30PM, and
Saturday from 9 AM to 1 PM.
Masks will be distributed at Ocean View Community Center, Naalehu Community
Center, Pahala Community Center, Cooper Center, and Shipman Gym in Keaau.
Each person may receive up to three masks.
Masks do not protect against gasses and vapors. They will only provide filtering
for ash.
We are on watch 24-hours a day for your safety.
This is your Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency.