HA‘ENA — A 48-year-old man from San Bernardino, Calif., was airlifted from Hanakapi‘ai Valley Saturday afternoon after sustaining injuries in the remote North Shore area, a county news release states. He was taken to Wilcox Memorial Hospital for treatment. His
HA‘ENA — A 48-year-old man from San Bernardino, Calif., was airlifted from Hanakapi‘ai Valley Saturday afternoon after sustaining injuries in the remote North Shore area, a county news release states.
He was taken to Wilcox Memorial Hospital for treatment. His current condition was unknown at press time.
The man and his wife were hiking into Hanakapi‘ai when he injured himself. Hikers heading out were asked to call 911 for assistance.
The hikers notified lifeguards at Ke‘e Beach, who then called police dispatch at around 11 a.m.
Two rescue specialists from the Lihu‘e Fire Station and Air-1 responded. As they were approaching Hanakapi‘ai, a squall blew in forcing the pilot to land at the first landing zone at around 12:30 p.m. and wait until the turbulence cleared. After about a 45-minute delay, Air-1 lifted off in search of the injured hiker.
When he was spotted, Air-1 landed in an area near the man. The rescue specialists then went out to escort the injured hiker to the helicopter, the release says.
The man was flown to Burns Field, where medics were waiting to take him to Wilcox.
