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Missing Hiker: Craig Michael Pitt Missing After Maui Hike

A 35-year-old Colorado man has been reported missing after he failed to return from a day hike in the Kailua area of East Maui on Wednesday, July 31, family members tell Maui Now.

Finding Amanda: Team Leader Berquist Tells the Story

“When the father of a missing girl asks you something like that, you don’t say ‘no.’ So I said, ‘Of course I’ll be there.'”

Amanda Eller Speaks From Hospital Bed After Two Weeks Lost in Forest

After 17 days missing, over two weeks searching, and thousands of volunteer hours logged, Amanda Eller is alive and doing well, according to family and friends.

Day 16: Reward for Amanda Eller Bumped Up to $50K

Amanda Eller’s parents, John and Julie, and friends are offering up to $50,000, for information on the possible abduction of Amanda Eller.

Search Underway for Missing Man at Kapilau Ridge in ʻĪao, Maui

Crews are searching for a missing hiker in the hills near Iao Valley.  Officials tell us that the search is not related to the Amanda Eller missing person case

Day 13: ‘Let’s Keep This Search Going’

Team leader Chris Berquist described for Maui Now the Makawao Forest Reserve search for Amanda Eller on May 20 and outlined search plans for the coming days.

Day 12: Search for Amanda Eller Expands Into Rougher Terrain

As the areas close to base camp fill in, searchers are moving further out. The rougher terrain compounds into a more demanding search.

Day 11: Volunteers Continue to Fill in GPS Search Map

Over 100 searchers, about 25 support staff, a dozen drivers, several drones, rappellers, divers, and one search-and-rescue canine team participated in Saturday’s search for Amanda Eller.

10 Days Missing: More Scent Dogs Used in Search for Amanda Eller

Additional scent dogs along with divers, drones and rappellers, have been utilized in the search for Amanda Eller.

Search for Missing Hiker Underway at Makawao Forest Reserve

Fire officials say the 35-year-old female was last seen at around 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Her vehicle was found in the area of the Kahakapao Trail and…

Missing Hiker Located Uninjured at Polipoli Recreation Area

An 18-year-old Maui man was located uninjured at the Polipoli Recreation area in Kula, shortly after a search party was launched to find him.  

Search Resumes for Missing Hiker at Haleakalā

The 67-year-old man was last seen by his wife on Wednesday morning, Sept. 25, when he left for a hike, but failed to return, said Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

Two Women and Dog Airlifted from ʻĪao Valley

The search was launched at 9:56 p.m. on Monday, when a friend reported the women overdue from a hike and located their vehicle in the locked parking lot at ʻĪao Valley State Park.

Missing Hiker Rescued at Makawao Forest Reserve

A 69-year-old Maui woman was rescue by personnel from the Maui Fire Department after she became disoriented while hiking in the Makawao Forest Reserve last night.

Woman Rescued after Fall in ‘Iao Valley

The 18-year-old woman from North Carolina sustained lower back, leg injuries, scrapes and bruises during the fall from rocks in the valley.

BRIEF: Missing Hiker Safe After ‘Iao Search

The search for a missing hiker in ‘Iao Valley ended Wednesday evening when the missing man made it out safely on his own. Authorities say the search was launched at 7:05 p.m. by crews from the Maui Fire Department’s Engine 1 from Wailuku and Rescue 10 from Kahului.

75 Year Old Woman Found Safe After Night in LaPerouse

A 75-year-old woman who became separated from a group she was hiking with on Saturday, was airlifted to safety after being found just before 8 a.m. today, Sunday, February 5, 2012.

Search Resumes for Missing Hiker at Haleakala

The search began at 8 p.m. on Sunday, January 22, 2012, after the 58-year-old man failed to show up from a hike on the Halemauu Trail.

BRIEF: Search Resumes for Missing Hiker in Maliko

A search resumes at first light today for a 29-year-old man, last seen hiking in Maliko Gulch on Friday afternoon.