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CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY DATE: June 13, 2018
MEDIA UPDATE TIME: 6 PM
UPDATE: #3
Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption
This is a Civil Defense Message for Wednesday, June 13 at 6 in the evening.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that the eruption continues in the lower East Rift
Zone. Fissure 8 continues to produce a large channelized flow that is entering the ocean at
Kapoho Bay and producing a large laze plume. The National Weather Service reports light
winds will bring vog inland and to the south, wrapping around to the Kona area. The heavy
vog conditions are expected to remain this way until the early part of next week.
Due to volcanic activity, the following guidance is given:
Do continue to be on the alert for air quality conditions around you and be cautious.
The Department of Health recommends limiting outside activities and staying indoors
if you have breathing issues.
You can monitor the latest air quality measurements through the University of
Hawaii’s Vog Measurement and Prediction Project, linked on our Civil Defense
website.
A community meeting on volcanic ash and vog will be held at 5:30 p.m. this
Thursday at the Ocean View Community Center.
The shelter at Pahoa Community Center is open and pet-friendly. The Keaau Armory shelter
has reached capacity.
We are on watch 24-hours a day for your safety.
This is your Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency.