On July 15, 2025 the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 2:05 p.m. and responded to an injured paraglider in the Makapuꞌu area in Hawaiꞌi Kai with 6 units staffed with 17 personnel. The first unit arrived at 2:16 p.m., established command and gathered information.

It was reported that a male in his 20s was paragliding in the area and crashed into the mountain above Makapuꞌu Beach. Air 1 inserted rescue personnel to the paraglider’s location where they conducted a medical assessment and provided basic life support. Air 1 then safely airlifted the paraglider to the nearby landing zone. Medical care was transferred to Emergency Medical Services at 3:04 p.m.

All HFD personnel were accounted for with no injuries.