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<br />CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY DATE: June 3, 2018 <br />MEDIA UPDATE TIME: 6:00 PM <br /> UPDATE: #5 <br /> <br />Incident: East Rift Zone Eruption <br /> <br />This is a Civil Defense Message for Sunday, June 3 at 6:00 in the evening. <br /> <br />Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports active lava eruptions in Leilani Estates and <br />Lanipuna Gardens. Fissure 8 continues to feed a large channelized flow traveling <br />downslope to Kapoho. The flow is about a half-mile wide and is about 400 yards from <br />the ocean. <br /> <br />Due to lava crossing Highway 137 and approaching the ocean, the following policies are <br />in effect: <br /> There is no access to Kapoho and Vacationland as Highway 132 and Highway <br />137 is closed due to lava inundation. <br /> Be aware of the laze hazard should lava hit the ocean and stay away from any <br />ocean plume to prevent harmful health effects. <br /> All areas abutting Highway 137 between Four Corners and Isaac Hale Park have <br />been ordered to evacuate. <br /> <br />On roadways: <br /> Government Beach Road, between Kahakai Boulevard and Papaya Farms Road, <br />is open only to Waa Waa and Papaya Farms Road residents with official <br />credentials. There is no curfew. <br /> <br />Volcanic gas emissions, including sulfur dioxide, are high in the fissure system and <br />Lower East Rift Zone. Residents in the area and downwind should take precaution to <br />limit exposure. <br /> <br />Stay alert to warnings from Civil Defense officials and be prepared to evacuate with <br />little notice. <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 />