On March 10, 2024, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 10:44 a.m. for an injured hiker on the Koko Head Crater Trail in Hawaii Kai and responded with 6 units staffed with 17 personnel.

The first HFD unit arrived on scene at 10:57 a.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 male in his teens fell approximately twentty feet, suffered an injury and was unable to descend on his own. HFD personnel arrived at the hiker’s location at 11:07 a.m., conducted a medical assessment and provided basic life support. Air 1 then inserted rescue personnel to the hiker’s location where they prepared him for extraction.

The hiker was airlifted via Air 1 to the landing zone and medical care was transferred to Emergency Medical Services at 11:40 a.m.

All HFD personnel were accounted for with no injuries.