On November 2, 2026, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 10:07a.m. and responded to a hiker in distress on the Lēʻahi (Diamond Head Crater) Trail in Kahala with 7 units staffed with 21 personnel. The first unit arrived on scene at 10:13 a.m. and established a command to coordinate rescue operations. The second-arriving unit ascended the trail on foot.
It was reported that a female hiker in her 80s experienced a medical emergency on the trail and was unable to continue. Fire fighters on foot arrived at the hiker’s location at 10:27 a.m. where they conducted a medical assessment, provided basic life support, and prepared her for extraction from the trail utilizing a single-wheel extrication device.
The hiker was safely taken to the trailhead where medical care was transferred to Emergency Medical Services at 10:55 a.m.
All HFD personnel were accounted for with no injuries.