On November 23, 2024, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 4:33 p.m. for an injured hiker on the Mount Kaala Trail in Waianae and responded with 6 units staffed with 16 personnel. The first unit arrived on scene at 4:52 p.m., established command and secured a landing zone for air operations.

It was reported that a group of four hikers, three males and one female, in their 20s to 40s were hiking when one of the hikers became injured and was unable to descend the trail on his own. Due to cloud cover near the ridge, Air 1 inserted rescue personnel on the trail where they made their way on foot to the hiker’s location. Rescue personnel arrived at the hiker’s location at 5:31 p.m. where they conducted a medical assessment to confirm there were no other injuries. The hiking party was escorted to the pickup point where Air 1 safely transported the injured hiker and care was transferred to Emergency Medical Services at 6:16 p.m. The remaining hikers were transported to the landing zone with the last hiker arriving at 6:28 p.m.

All HFD personnel were accounted for with no injuries.