On December 21, 2023, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at
2:35 p.m. for an injured hiker on the Koko Head Crater Trail in Hawaii Kai and
responded with 6 HFD units, staffed with 17 personnel. The first HFD unit arrived at the
scene at 2:46 p.m., established command and made their way to the hiker’s location on
foot. A second unit secured a landing zone nearby.

It was reported that a male in his 20s fell, suffered an injury and was unable to descend
on his own. HFD personnel arrived at the hiker’s location at 3:09 p.m., where they
conducted a medical assessment and provided basic life support. Air 1 then inserted
rescue personnel to the hiker’s location where they packaged him for extraction. The
hiker was transported via Air 1 to the landing zone. Medical care was transferred to
Emergency Medical Services at 3:32 p.m.

All HFD personnel were accounted for with no injuries.