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9 Hikers Cited for Trespassing on 22nd Anniversary of Motherʻs Day Tragedy at Sacred Falls
On Sunday, the 22nd anniversary of a Motherʻs Day tragedy at Sacred Falls State Park on Oahʻu, officers from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) cited nine hikers for trespassing.
Tough Emotions and More Citations on Anniversary of Sacred Falls Tragedy
While patrolling the long-closed Sacred Falls state park, DOCARE Officer Fagota Tataipu Jr. recalled the Mother’s Day tragedy more than 20 years ago.
Near-Repeat of Sacred Falls Tragedy Highlights Dangers
“Fifteen-seconds of terror,” is how a trespassing Honolulu hiker describes his near miss with a rock-fall incident at the closed Sacred Falls State Park on Kamehameha Day. DLNR officials say Lincoln Hittner was one of six people cited by DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement officers for trespassing into a closed area after a […]
Minor Injuries in Helicopter Crash at Sacred Falls
A helicopter under contract to the Division of Forestry & Wildlife made a hard landing at the Kaluanui Natural Area Reserve above Sacred Falls on O‘ahu.
State Continues to Warn Visitors Against Hiking at “Sacred Falls”
Four months after releasing an educational video on the dangers of hiking at Kaliuwaʻa or “Sacred Falls” in Hauʻula on Oʻahu, state officials say it appears the video may be helping to prevent trespassers at the site. The area has been closed since a deadly rock fall incident in 1999 in which eight people were killed and several dozen were injured.
