On June 5, 2025, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 2:20 p.m. and responded to an injured hiker on the Koko Head Crater Trail in Hawaii Kai with 5 units staffed with 17 personnel. The first unit arrived on scene at 2:30 p.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 in his teens suffered an injury and was unable to descend the trail on his own. HFD personnel arrived at the hiker’s location at 2:49 p.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 3:12 p.m.