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<br />ECIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY DATE: June 13, 2018 <br />MEDIA UPDATE TIME: 12:30 PM <br /> UPDATE: #2 <br /> <br />Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption <br /> <br />This is a Civil Defense Message for Wednesday, June 13 at 12:30 in the afternoon. <br /> <br />Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that the eruption continues in the lower East Rift <br />Zone. Fissure 8 continues to produce a large channelized flow that is entering the ocean at <br />Kapoho Bay and producing a large laze plume. The National Weather Service reports light <br />winds will bring vog inland and to the south, wrapping around to the Kona area. The heavy <br />vog conditions are expected to remain this way until the early part of next week. <br /> <br />Due to volcanic and air quality conditions, the following guidance is given: <br /> The Department of Health recommends limiting outside activities and staying indoors <br />if you have breathing issues. <br /> You can monitor the latest air quality measurements through the University of <br />Hawaii’s Vog Measurement and Prediction Project, linked on our Civil Defense <br />website. <br /> A community meeting on volcanic ash and vog will be held at 5:30 p.m. this <br />Thursday at the Ocean View Community Center. <br /> <br />The shelter at Pahoa Community Center is open and pet-friendly. The Keaau Armory shelter <br />has reached capacity. <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 />