On December 4, 2025, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 5:28 p.m. and responded to a call for lost hikers off of the Maili Pillbox Trail with 6 units staffed with 14 personnel. The first unit arrived on scene at 5:48 p.m. and deployed a drone to search for the hiking group and determine the best way to access them. Fire fighters also ascended the trail on foot. An addition unit secured a landing zone nearby to prepare for air operations.

It was reported that three teenage females were hiking for two hours and became lost after going off of the trail. Air 1 located the hikers at 5:55 p.m. and lowered HFD rescuer personnel nearby. HFD rescue personnel arrived at the hikers’ side, performed a medical assessment to ensure they had no injuries, and prepared them for extraction. After hoisting all three hikers safely onboard, Air 1 transported them to the nearby landing zone at 6:16 p.m.

All HFD personnel were accounted for with no reports of injury.