Lava enters ocean in Kapoho, raising more concerns about ‘laze’

Monday, June 4, 2018
By Paul Martin

HawaiiNewsNow.com
Monday, June 4th 2018

PAHOA, HAWAII (HawaiiNewsNow) –
Geologists are closely monitoring a lava flow from a very active fissure that continues to move through the Kapoho area, cutting off key roads in lower Puna and prompting the rescues of three people.

Hawaii County Civil Defense said on Monday morning that lava entered the ocean in Kapoho Bay late Sunday, raising more concerns of “laze,” a toxic steam mixed with glass fragments.

The lava is coming from fissure 8, which officials say continues to feed a large channelized flow traveling along Highway 132, the Pahoa-Kapoho Road.

At this time, officials warn that both Highways 132 and 137 remain shut down due to lava inundation.

The lava flow also led to the rescues of three people who were trapped while in the isolated areas of Kapoho and Vacationland. They were airlifted out of the area by county rescuers, according to officials with the National Guard on Sunday morning.

First responders were actively conducting search and rescue missions in isolated areas to extract any remaining residents.

DLNR officials say citations were being issued to some people within the evacuation zone who were being rescued by air for refusing to leave.

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