#search and rescue maui

An ocean search is underway for a missing swimmer off of the “Cliffhouse” area of Kapalua in West Maui. Crews were called to the scene at 3:38 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, in response to a report of a 42-year-old California man, who was washed out in rough conditions after jumping from the rocks into the ocean.

“Today, our assets remain actively engaged in the search and rescue response and our responders are operating and searching as though there may still be survivors in need of assistance,” said Capt. Aja L. Kirksey, Sector Commander of Coast Guard Sector Honolulu.  

Officials with the Maui Fire Department tell Maui Now that the incident ended up being a “good intent” call, and upon further investigation, nobody was in distress.

Fire, Ocean Safety, and USCG personnel continued searching for the snorkeler first reported missing on Tuesday afternoon. As of 3 p.m. today, there are no new developments.

The search for a missing swimmer in Hāna continued today with no findings, the Maui Fire Department reports. Crews will continue searching until nightfall today, and will resume at first light tomorrow if the man remains missing.

A two-day search and rescue exercise took place on Maui this week. The collaborative exercise dubbed SAREX was hosted by the US Coast Guard.

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.  

The Coast Guard launched the search for a 62-year-old woman who was kayaking in a pink kayak when weather separated her from a friend who was also kayaking.

The body of a missing Kahului fisherman was recovered at around 9:22 a.m. about a mile west from where he fell into the water at the Pokowai Sea Arch in Kahikinui late Friday night.

The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of a 12-foot, white paddle board with yellow and red markings found approximately two miles offshore Ulua Beach Park, Maui, Sunday.

Search crews with the Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety plan to conclude search efforts at sunset today if an aerial search this afternoon does not produce any new sightings of a missing hiker.

The man was killed while his vessel was under tow by the US Coast Guard, during a search and rescue response on Nov. 5, 2015, about 26-miles south of Maui.

A father and his two sons are safe after becoming caught in a heavy down-pour and losing their direction on Thursday night, July 11, at the Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area on Maui. The incident was the second lost hiker call that Kula fire crews responded to on Thursday night.

The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying the owner of an adrift dive float located approximately 50 yards offshore of Mākena Landing in South Maui on Wednesday, April 8, 2015.

Are there fines for careless ocean goers who loose their vessel, resulting in unnecessary search and rescue missions?

The Coast Guard has since located the owner of an inflatable kayak found adrift approximately one mile off Olowalu Beach in West Maui on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. The owner stated the kayak blew off the beach late in the night.

A search was suspended for four swimmers reported missing off of Olowalu in West Maui on Sunday afternoon.

A crew aboard a Coast Guard response boat discovered an unattended dive flag adrift in Maui waters at around 6:45 p.m. while conducting routine training at Māʻalaea Bay.

The exercise, conducted by the Maui Fire Department, the Ocean Safety Bureau, and the US Coast Guard, will run from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in waters offshore of Kamaole Beach Park III.

The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for a possible missing kayaker today, “pending further developments,” after a full day of efforts proved unsuccessful.