Injured hiker rescued on Kalalau Trail Sunday

Published on August 31, 2026

LĪHU‘E  — Personnel from the Kaua‘i Fire Department rescued a 52-year-old female California visitor from the Kalalau Trail on Sunday, August 30, with an apparent ankle injury.

Rescue 3 aboard Air 1 responded to the incident shortly before 11:10 a.m. on Sunday.

Air 1 flew over the area and located the hiker with several bystanders near mile marker 5 of the Kalalau Trail. The helicopter landed at the Hanakāpī‘ai Falls landing zone, where rescuers prepared for a short-haul rescue.

Upon reaching the hiker, rescuers medically assessed her at the scene, provided first aid, and extracted her through the use of an aerial rescue vest to transport her to the Hanakāpī‘ai Falls landing zone. Upon arrival at the Hanakāpī‘ai landing zone, the hiker was loaded into Air 1, where she was taken to Princeville Airport. Upon landing at the Princeville Airport, the hiker was transferred to American Medical Response for assessment. American Medical Response personnel then transferred the hiker to a local hospital.

The scene was cleared shortly before 12:55 p.m.

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