As Mauna Loa continues to erupt, the Hawaii Wing Civil Air Patrol is monitoring its activity from the sky. Lt. Col. Dana McLaughlin, the Hawaii Wing Director of Emergency Services and Incident Commander, joined Good Morning Hawaii to talk about the organization’s response, so far, to the eruption.
Hawai‘i Wing Provides Eyes in the Sky - Update
Hilo, Hawai’i – Hawai‘i Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP) volunteers responded at 2:45 am this morning to a request from the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency to fly a US Geological Survey volcanologist, a mission pilot, and aerial photographer to observe conditions associated with with the eruption of Mauna Loa.
Hilo, Hawai’i – Hawai’i Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP) volunteers responded at 2:45 this morning to a request from the Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency to fly a U.S. Geological Survey volcanologist to observe conditions associated with the eruption of Mauna Loa. Also onboard the aircraft is the CAP mission pilot and aerial photographer. An incident command post has been opened in Hilo while CAP volunteers from three islands and the mainland have already responded in support of this early morning mission.
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