On July 4, 2024, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 11:10 a.m. and responded to a hiker in distress on the Koko Crater Trail in Hawaii Kai with 6 units staffed with 17 personnel. The first unit arrived on scene at 11:19 a.m. and ascended the trail on foot. The second-arriving unit secured a nearby landing zone in preparation for air operations.

It was reported that a male hiker in his teens fell near the top of the trail, sustained an injury and was unable to descend on his own. HFD personnel arrived at the hiker’s location at 11:42 a.m. where they conducted a medical assessment and performed basic life support treatment. The hiker was, then, safely airlifted to the nearby landing zone where medical care was transferred to the Emergency Medical Services at 12:05 p.m.

All HFD personnel were accounted for with no injuries.