On October 24, 2026, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 4:42 p.m. and responded to a lost hiker off of the Mount Kaala Trail in Waianae with 5 units staffed with 14 personnel. The first unit arrived on scene at 4:53 p.m. and secured a landing zone nearby to prepare for air operations. The second-arriving unit established command to coordinate rescue efforts.
It was reported that a male hiker became lost and couldn’t find his way off the trail. Air 1 located the hiker at 5:25 p.m. and inserted a rescuer on the trail nearby. The rescuer made contact with the hiker at 5:36 p.m. and prepared him for extraction. Air 1 hoisted them aboard the aircraft then safely transported the hiker to the nearby landing zone at 5:45 p.m.
All HFD personnel were accounted for with no injuries reported.