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CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: May 25, 2018
MEDIA UPDATE Time: 11:00 AM
Update: #2
Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption
This is a Civil Defense Message for Friday, May 25 at 11:00 in the morning.
The National Weather Service reports that trade winds will be slowing over the
weekend, creating hazardous air quality and decreased visibility conditions throughout
the lower east rift zone. Volcanic gases, vog and ash emissions may increase over the
weekend with higher levels of sulfur dioxide pooling in areas down wind of the vents.
Due to the changing conditions, the following policies are in effect:
Take action to limit further exposure and be prepared to leave the area with little
to no notice if necessary.
Visibility may decrease. First responders are asking everyone be safe on the
roadways and slow down.
Ash fallout may cause poor driving conditions. Drive with extreme caution, or
pull over and park.
Stay alert for warnings from Civil Defense officials.
To help our residents, we are distributing free masks for ash protection:
Distribution is 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.
There are 1,400 masks available at each site. 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.