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CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY DATE: June 19, 2018
MEDIA UPDATE TIME: 6:00 AM
UPDATE: #1
Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption
This is a Civil Defense Message for Tuesday, June 19 at 6:00 in the morning.
Fissure 8 continues to erupt with a full channel and one major ocean entry at Kapoho. HVO
continues to monitor three other fissures that are weakly active. There is no immediate threat
at this time.
The National Weather Service reports that today through Thursday light winds are expected
to push vog into the saddle and interior areas of the Big Island. Trade winds are predicted to
return on Friday.
Numerous resources continue to be available to residents of Hawai‘i County who suffered
damage or losses from the Kilauea volcanic eruption and recent earthquakes. As of yesterday
afternoon 817 people have registered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for
assistance either on line or at the Disaster Recovery Center or DRC.
The DRC, is open daily from 8am to 8pm, and is located at the Keaau High
School Gym.
Tropic Care 2018 continues today and tomorrow with free medical, dental
and eye care at Kea’au High School from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Additional
screening days are scheduled for the coming weeks.
There will be a community meeting at the Pahoa High School Cafeteria
today at 5 p.m. An American Sign Language interpreter will be on hand.
We are on watch 24-hours a day for your safety.
This is your Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency.