January was established as the Island of Hawai‘i’s annual Volcano Awareness Month in 2010 as part of an effort to increase understanding of Hawaiian volcanoes among residents and visitors. Important eruption anniversaries in January include the start of Kīlauea’s long-lived Pu‘u‘ō‘ō eruption on the middle East Rift Zone (1983–2018) and the 1960 Kapoho eruption. Until 2018, these were the two most destructive recent eruptions of Kīlauea.
and evacuated. we really respect the ocean and we ve had tragedies before. we have about 60 refuge centers open at this time by the county civil defense agency through out the state. these are to provide a safe place outside the evacuation building for people to gather and have access to restrooms and drinking water. they are being instructed to bring their own supplies. the best thing is for people to go to a friend or family s house because they ll be more comfortable. even the people that are not in the ininundation zone, we re telling them to stay put and be prepared because if a tsunami does hit and there s major damage to the infrastructure, they ll need to be prepared because we might not have electricity or phones. how much more time do you have? what time do they expect the waves to hit if they are going to hit? supposed to be about 3:10 a.m.