A lost hiker was found on the Mohihi-Waialae Trail in Kōke‘e State Park on Thursday, June 4.
According to a preliminary report from the Kaua‘i Fire Department, first responders received a report of an overdue hiker, who was a Garden Isle resident, shortly after 11:25 a.m.
Personnel with Waimea Fire Station, Rescue 3 aboard Air 1, the on-duty battalion chief, and Hawaii Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement personnel responded to the incident.
Air 1 began search operations in the Camp 10 area and along the Mohihi-Waialae Trail, where crews located the missing hiker lying on the trail. After establishing contact, rescue personnel conducted a short-haul extraction and transported the hiker to the Alaka‘i Vista Lookout.
Upon arrival at the Alaka‘i Vista Lookout, the hiker was transferred to state personnel and transported to Kōke‘e Lodge, where emergency medical personnel were standing by.
The scene was cleared shortly after 2:10 p.m.
