On February 14, 2024, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 1:13
p.m. for an injured hiker on the Koko Head Crater Rim in Hawaii Kai and responded
with 6 units, staffed with 17 personnel. The first HFD unit arrived at the scene at 1:20
p.m., established command and made their way to the hiker’s location on foot. A
second unit secured a nearby landing zone to prepare for air operations.

It was reported that a female in her 70s suffered an injury and was unable to return to
the trailhead on her own. HFD personnel arrived at the hiker’s location at 1:33 p.m.,
conducted a medical assessment and provided basic life support. Air 1 then inserted
rescue personnel to the hiker’s location where they prepared her for extraction. The
hiker was airlifted via Air 1 to the landing zone and medical care was transferred to
Emergency Medical Services at 1:56 p.m.

All HFD personnel were accounted for with no injuries.