On February 4, 2025, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 12:13 p.m. and responded to a hiker in distress on the Ka’au Crater Trail in Palolo Valley with 6 units staffed with 14 personnel. The first unit arrived on scene at 12:23 p.m., established command and secured a landing zone to prepare for air operations while another unit began moving up the trail on foot.

It was reported that a female hiker in her 20s was lost and unable to descend the trail on her own. HFD personnel arrived at the hiker’s location and air lifted her out safely. The hiker declined medical attention.