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<br />CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: May 30, 2018 <br />MEDIA UPDATE Time: 8AM <br /> Update: #3 <br /> <br />Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption <br /> <br />This is a Civil Defense Message for Wednesday, May 30 at 8:00 in the morning. <br /> <br />Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that lava from several fissures continues to advance <br />toward the Kapoho area. Residents of Kapoho Beach Lots, Vacationland and Waa Waa are <br />advised to evacuate. You are at risk of being isolated due to possible lava inundation of <br />Beach Road near Four Corners. <br /> <br />Due to the lava activity the following policies are in effect: <br /> Flows are advancing on Highway 137, approaching Beach Road. Beach Road is <br />restricted to resident traffic from Four Corners to Hawaiian Beaches to allow <br />continued evacuations. <br /> Cell Phone and Telephone landline communications in the Kapoho area have been <br />severely limited due to downed power and telephone lines. Please contact friends <br />and relatives to make sure they’re safe. <br /> Highway 132 is closed. <br /> Stay tuned to local radio stations for updates from Civil Defense. <br /> <br />Due to changing conditions, the following is provided for your information: <br /> NE trade winds have returned and will continue to send VOG toward Ocean View <br />and Kona. <br /> High concentrations of volcanic gasses are still present in the Leialani Estates area, <br />where fissures continue to create high fountains of lava. <br /> Residents close to any volcanic activity should remain alert and be prepared to <br />voluntarily evacuate if necessary. <br /> The Pahoa Community Center, Keaau Community Center, and Sure Foundation <br />Church are open. The shelters are pet friendly. <br /> <br />We are on watch 24-hours a day for your safety. <br /> <br />Thank you for listening. <br /> <br />This is your Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency. <br />