#Hoopii Falls Trail

Injured hiker rescued from Ho‘opi‘i Falls Trail

The 54-year-old woman visiting from San Diego, Calif., apparently fell while hiking the trail April 23 and injured her ankle. She was taken to Wilcox Medical Center in Līhuʻe after being extracted from the trail — amid unstable weather conditions — for further treatment.

2 hikers on Kauaʻi rescued in 2 days on trails near Kapaʻa

Today, a 64-year-old female hiker who sustained a leg injury on Kauai’s Sleeping Giant (Nounou) hiking trail was lifted out of the area by a helicopter.