Seven people who were “trying to get close-up views” in Lower Puna of the lava flows from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano will have to appear in court after being hit with citations for loitering, officials said Saturday. The citations were handed out Friday evening and the individuals will face “charges of loitering in a disaster zone under Hawai’i County code," a news release from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) said. Officers with the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) issued the citations, officials said. Joseph Anthony of Hong Kong also received a citation and had his camera confiscated “as evidence,” officials said. The citations come roughly a month after Kilauea began spewing lava, destroying dozens of structures and forcing hundreds of evacuations.

Source: Fox News June 03, 2018 03:12 UTC