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CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY DATE: June 16,2018
MEDIA UPDATE TIME: 6 PM
UPDATE: #5
Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption
This is a Civil Defense Message for Saturday, June 16 at 6 pm.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that Fissure 8 in the lower East Rift Zone
continues to be very active and is flowing into the ocean at Kapoho. Fissure 16 is
oozing lava and is being monitored closely.
Civil Defense Authorities are advising people of the following for information on the East
Rift Zone eruption:
There is no immediate threat. Please only act on information obtained from
agencies responsible for monitoring the volcano.
Please be advised of the following updates to the shuttle schedules for the Disaster
Recovery Center or DRC at the Keaau High School Gym:
The last bus leaves the Keaau High School Gym at 8 p.m.
The last bus leaves the Pahoa Shelter at 6 p.m.
There are continuous shuttles between the Keaau Armory & Keaau High School
Parking Lot to Keaau High School Gym every 20 minutes beginning at 7:30 a.m.
There are continuous shuttles between Pahoa Community Center and Keaau
High School Gym every hour beginning at 7:30 a.m.
You will be notified of any changes that will affect your safety.
We are on watch 24-hours a day for your safety.
Thank you for listening.
This is your Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency.