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Effective Friday, June 1, the eruption evacuation shelters at the Kea‘au Community Center and the Sure Foundation Church are being consolidated and relocated.

The Government Beach Road resident was arrested after he circumvented a traffic checkpoint and crashed his vehicle into a lava flow which had crossed the road.

The interactive map contains important information for Lower East Rift Zone residents.

The U.S. Postal Service has announced temporary Sunday hours for its customers affected by the Kīlauea eruption.

Ormat Technologies Inc. provided an update on its Puna Geothermal Venture power plant on May 30, 2018.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is advising that residents keep infants and children indoors during ash fall and high SO2 level events.

At the present rate, it is possible the lava flow may cross Government Beach Road near Four Corners within 7 to 10 hours.

Videographer Mick Kalber posted the following video he took on Thursday, May 31, 2018, on an overflight of the East Rift Zone with Paradise Helicopters.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that vigorous lava eruptions continue in Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens.

The U.S. Geological Survey released this map and these photos of the East Rift Zone on Thursday, May 31, 2018.

As a result of the eruption and lava flow in the district of Puna that caused extensive damage in Hawai‘i county, Gov. David Y. Ige has directed the Tax Department to provide relief and assistance to the affected taxpayers.

Hawai‘i Electric Light announce that it continues with efforts to maintain electric service for communities being impacted by the eruption and lava flows that began in Leilani Estates four weeks ago.

A 38 year-old San Jose, CA man was cited by a DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) officer on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, for loitering under Hawai‘i County code.

Sen. Mazie K. Hirono announced that the University of Hawai‘i will receive a $119,821 grant to study the ongoing volcanic activity on Hawai‘i Island.

Emergency officials held a meeting in Ka‘ū to address the ash and amplified sulfur dioxide (SO2) levels in the are downwind of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater on May 30.

Hawaiʻi Island police have charged a Pāhoa man in connection with Tuesday afternoon’s shooting incident, May 29, 2018, in the lower Puna area.

Drivers should expect traffic delays as heavy machinery is transported from Waikoloa Road to Kalapana to prepare lower Puna evacuation routes Thursday, May 31.

Emergency officials update residents on the status of evacuation orders, evacuation routes, communications and personal preparedness during a Puna Community Meeting.

Persons remaining in the mandatory evacuation area beyond 12:06 p.m. today do so at their own risk with the knowledge that emergency responders may not respond.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Pacific Southwest office continues to monitor and analyze public health threats from volcanic gas emissions.