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Home My WebLink About2018-06-25 Eruption Update for 4PM CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY DATE: June 25, 2018 MEDIA UPDATE TIME: 4 PM UPDATE: #2 Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption This is a Civil Defense Message for Monday, June 25 at 4:00 in the afternoon. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that Fissure 8 continues to erupt with a full lava channel flowing to the ocean at Kapoho. Gas emissions from the fissure eruption and at the ocean entry laze plumes continue to be very high. Currently, there is no immediate threat, but persons near the active flow should be prepared and heed warnings from Civil Defense. On the eruption, the following is provided for your information:  Total homes destroyed is 657.  Area that has been covered by lava is 6,164 acres. To report your home or property damaged or destroyed, please call the Hawaii Real Property Tax Office at 961-8201. To report your home or property inaccessible due to lava isolation or mandatory evacuation, please call Civil Defense at 935-0031. Disaster assistance is available island-wide to individuals and businesses in Hawaii County that have been affected by the Kilauea eruption.  You can register for disaster assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (also referred to as FEMA) in-person by visiting the Disaster Recovery Center, by calling 1-800-621- 3362 (FEMA), or online at disasterassistance.gov  The Disaster Recovery Center is open daily from 8am to 8pm, and is located at the Keaau High School Gym. If you need a ride, buses will resume running between the two shelters and the Disaster Recovery Center between 7:30 am and 9:00 pm.  The Disaster Recovery Center is staffed with representatives from FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and State and County agencies.  For more resources on disaster recovery, please visit the county website. (http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lava-related/) A community meeting at the Pahoa High School Cafeteria will be held tomorrow at 5 p.m. We are on watch 24-hours a day for your safety. This is your Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency.