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Lost hikers airlifted to safety from Kahakapao Trail in Makawao
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Kahakapao Recreation Area. File Photo courtesy: DLNR Hawai’i- Kahakapao Recreation Area. File Photo courtesy: DLNR Hawai’i
- Kahakapao Recreation Area. File Photo courtesy: DLNR Hawai’i
- Kahakapao Recreation Area. File Photo courtesy: DLNR Hawai’i
Two hikers were airlifted to safety Tuesday evening after becoming lost on the Kahakapao Trail in Makawao.
The incident was reported at 5:19 p.m. on Jan. 17, 2023.
Crews from the Maui Fire Department’s Engine 5, Rescue 10, and Air 1 responded.
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Rescue 10 personnel aboard the department’s Air 1 helicopter were able to locate and extract the victims to safety.
No medical attention was needed.
The lost hikers were described as Lahaina residents, both women, ages 28 and 44.
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This was the second of two air rescues reported on Maui involving hikers on Tuesday. In the other rescue, a Lahaina man was airlifted to safety after suffering injuries in a fall on the Halemauʻu trail in Haleakalā National Park. Details on that incident are posted here.
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