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UPDATE (10:45 a.m.) – The Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation wishes to notify the public that effective Friday, June 1, 2018, the eruption evacuation shelters at the Kea’au Community Center and the Sure Foundation Church are being consolidated and relocated. The new location for the consolidated shelters will be at the Kea’au Armory, in the back of the Herbert Shipman Park, off of Highway 11, the county says.

(BIVN) – Residents in Vacationland, Kapoho Beach Lots and in areas near Highway 137 are advised to evacuate now, emergency officials say, as lava is “moving quickly” towards the Four Corners intersection.

At 9 a.m. Friday, Hawaii County Civil Defense said Fissure 8 remains very active and is “producing a large, fast-moving flow. The flow front is half-a-mile above the Four Corners area, and moving quickly. At the present rate, it is possible the lava flow may cross Government Beach Road near Four Corners within 7 to 10 hours.”

Due to the rapid lava flow, civil defense says the following policies are in effect for the Four Corners area:

Residents in Vacationland, Kapoho Beach Lots and in areas near Highway 137 are advised to evacuate now.

Traffic is flowing both ways to allow evacuation.

Residents should complete evacuation by 2:00 this afternoon, or risk the possibility of being isolated.

Shelters at the Pahoa Community Center, Keaau Community Center, and Sure Foundation Church are open. The shelters are pet friendly.

Hawaii County Civil Defense added that due to the ongoing Kilauea volcanic hazard, the county will not be participating in the monthly siren test. No sirens will sound on Hawaii Island today.

Yesterday, Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim announced the enacting of “Emergency Rule #1”, restricting access to the Kapoho area. The rule states: