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DEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
REIKO MATSUYAMA, MANAGING DIRECTOR
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News Release
For Immediate Release: May 12, 2025
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COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT
MICHAEL GIBSON - CHIEF
(808) 241-4980
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Injured hiker rescued on Kalalau Trail Sunday
LĪHU‘E — Personnel from the Kaua‘i Fire Department rescued an injured 30-year-old visitor from Hanakoa upper camp shelter of the Kalalau Train on Sunday, May 11.
First responders received a report of a distressed hiker shortly before 11 a.m.
Personnel with Līhu‘e Fire Station aboard Air 1 responded to the incident.
First responders arrived on the scene and discovered the injured hiker at the upper camp shelter of Hanakoa. Due to trail conditions, the hiker was short hauled to the Hanakoa landing zone, where she was then loaded onboard. The hiker was loaded into the helicopter and taken to Princeville Airport. Upon landing at Princeville Airport, the hiker was transferred to American Medical Response for medical care.
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