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Accessed on 06 May 2018, 0233 UTC, Post #548.
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Please keep informed on the status of the current Kilauea eruption and the evacuation of the Leilani Estates subdivision and the Lanipuna Gardens subdivision. The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency updates the eruption and lava flow scenario throughout the day with reports aired over Hawaii Island radio stations and through the social media.
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Aloha es 73 de
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Public Information Coordinator
Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section