On October 13, 2026, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 11:56 a.m. and responded to an injured hiker on the Mānoa Falls Trail in Mānoa with 5 units staffed with 13 personnel. The first unit arrived on scene at 12:06 p.m. and ascended the trail on foot.
It was reported that a female hiker in her 60s suffered a laceration to her forehead and was unable to safely descend the trail on her own. HFD personnel on foot made contact with the hiker at 12:12 p.m., conducted a medical assessment, provided basic life support, and prepared the patient for extraction. The hiker was then secured in a single-wheeled extraction device and safely transported to the trail head where medical care was transferred to the Emergency Medical Services at 12:43 p.m.
All HFD personnel were accounted for with no injuries.