#mountain rescue

Maui fire crews airlifted two individuals from ʻĪao Valley State Monument who were stranded and unable to cross the river due to fast flowing and rising water Monday evening.  

Three individuals were airlifted from ʻĪao Valley State Park on Thursday evening. The rescued individuals included: a 34-year-old Lahaina man, a 27-year-old Texas man, and a 14-year-old girl from Texas.

Two hikers were airlifted to safety Tuesday evening after becoming lost on the Kahakapao Trail in Makawao.

A 38-year-old Lahaina man suffered serious injuries during a fall at Halemau’u Trail in Haleakalā National Park Tuesday afternoon.

A 26-year-old California woman was airlifted to safety after suffering a broken leg when she slipped and fell during a hike on a trail in the Makamakaʻole area.

A man and woman from Massachusetts were airlifted to safety on Wednesday morning during a mountain rescue at Makamakaʻole Gulch on Maui.

Maui fire crews responded to a mountain rescue in ʻĪao Valley on Monday afternoon.  

Two visitors were airlifted from the Waiheʻe Ridge Trail during separate incidents on Wednesday in which they slipped and fell on the muddy trail and were injured.

The search continues Sunday morning for two visitors who went missing during a hike makai of the Waikamoi Trail in East Maui on Saturday evening.

On Maui, hikers have been rescued from places like the “Bamboo Forest” in Kailua, the upper reaches of ʻĪao Valley, and East Maui’s Kaihalulu Beach. A swift water rescue at Waioka in Hāna earlier this month ended tragically when a visitor died in a flash flood event at the location.

A 41-year-old California man suffered multiple injuries to his body after falling approximately 20 feet from a waterfall onto rocks below in the area known as “Bamboo Forest” in the East Maui town of Kailua.

A 31-year-old Texas man was airlifted to safety after suffering a leg injury during a fall at Twin Falls on Sunday.

Fire officials say the man, described as a 22-year-old from Minnesota, was attempting to hike from Hāna Bay around Kaʻuiki Head to Kaihalulu when the incident occurred.

Emergency responders were dispatched to ʻĪao Valley State Park on Tuesday afternoon for a report of a 19-year-old female from Austria who suffered a laceration to her head after falling from a rock.

A 55-year-old man was airlifted from the area known as the “Commando Trail” in Kailua on Monday afternoon, after suffering from over exertion and heat.

A 24-year-old Maui man was airlifted to safety on Sunday after becoming lost and spending the night in the mountains above the Kaheawa Wind Farm in Māʻalaea.

Fire crews responded to a report of a child that was injured while on a hike in Kailua in the area often referred to as the “Bamboo Forest.”

A 57-year-old male hiker was rescued from the Lahaina Pali Trail on Sunday after becoming fatigued.

Two hikers visiting Maui from the mainland were rescued after becoming stranded by rising waters at ʻĪao Valley on Sunday afternoon.

A trio of hikers spent the night in the mountains above Keʻanae after they unexpectedly encountered a landslide that prevented them from their intended path.