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<br />CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY DATE: June 2, 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 Saturday, June 2 at 9:30 in the morning. <br /> <br />Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that vigorous lava eruptions continue throughout <br />lower East Rift Zone in Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens. Fissure 8 is feeding a <br />large flow traveling along Highway 132, the Pahoa-Kapoho Road. The flow front has <br />crossed Highway 137, south of Four Corners. <br /> <br />Due to lava crossing Highway 137, Kapoho-Pohoiki Road, the following policies are in <br />effect: <br /> There is no access to Kapoho, Vacationland, Highway 132, and Highway 137. <br /> <br />On roadways: <br /> Government Beach Road, between Kahakai Boulevard and Cinder Road, is open <br />to Waa Waa and Papaya Farms Road residents only with official credentials. <br />There is no curfew. <br /> <br />Stay alert to warnings from Civil Defense officials and be prepared to evacuate with <br />little notice. <br />Shelters at Pahoa Community Center and Kea’au Armory are open and pet friendly. <br />We are on watch 24-hours a day for your safety. <br /> <br />This is your Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency. <br />