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DEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
REIKO MATSUYAMA, MANAGING DIRECTOR
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News Release
For Immediate Release: April 3, 2026
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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 Thursday
LĪHU‘E — Personnel from the Kaua‘i Fire Department rescued a 46-year-old male California visitor from Kalalau Trail on Thursday, April 2, with an apparent ankle injury.
Rescue 3 aboard Air 1 responded to the incident shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Thursday.
First responders arrived on scene at the Hanakāpī‘ai Falls landing zone and discovered the hiker. Rescuers medically assessed the hiker at the scene and loaded him into the helicopter, where he was taken to Princeville Airport. Upon landing at the Princeville Airport, the hiker was transferred to American Medical Response for assessment. American Medical Response personnel then transferred the hiker to a local hospital.
The scene was cleared shortly before 3:05 p.m.
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