On December 28, 2023, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 1:33
p.m. for a hiker on the Kaau Crater Trail in Palolo Valley and responded with 6 units
staffed with 17 personnel. The first unit arrived on scene at 1:41 p.m. and established
command. A second unit made their way up the trail on foot.

It was reported that a male hiker had been hiking for three hours and was suffering from
extreme exhaustion. Air 1 inserted rescue personnel to the hiker’s location where a
medical assessment was completed and the hiker was confirmed to be uninjured. The
hiker was then airlifted to the nearby landing zone.

The hiker declined any medical attention and all HFD personnel were accounted for with
no injuries.