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A 6-acre brush fire in Kalaeloa kept fire crews busy Monday as high winds fanned the flames.
Firefighters from 15 units, including the Air 1 helicopter, responded at 11:51 a.m. to the fire near Lauwiliwili and Opakapaka streets.
The fire was contained at about 2:30 p.m., but crews remained there to put out hot spots, said Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Kevin Mokulehua.
No structures were threatened or damaged, and no injuries were reported. Honolulu police closed Malakole Street from Kalaeloa Boulevard to Komohana Street at about 1:45 p.m.
The cause of the blaze had not been determined.
Injured hikers rescued in Palolo, Maunawili
Honolulu firefighters rescued an injured hiker who fell about 30 feet from a waterfall while hiking on the Kaau Crater Loop Trail.
Firefighters arrived at the trail shortly before noon Sunday. Crews located the hiker — described to be in his 20s — at approximately 12:33 p.m. Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Kevin Mokulehua said the man suffered injuries to his hip and back. The Fire Department’s Air 1 helicopter airlifted him to Palolo District Park, where paramedics were waiting.
Firefighters had rescued another hiker who suffered injuries to his back after jumping at Maunawili Falls on Saturday.
At about 12:26 p.m. a crew arrived at Maunawili Falls Trail and located the hiker. Mokulehua said the Fire Department’s Air 1 helicopter airlifted the hiker to Maunawili Community District Park, where paramedics were waiting.
Stand-up paddlers helped back to shore
Honolulu firefighters rescued three stand-up paddlers who ran into trouble in waters off the Kahala Hotel over the weekend. At approximately 10:25 a.m. Sunday, firefighters responded to male paddlers in distress. Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Kevin Mokulehua said the three male stand-up paddlers started paddling from Maunalua Bay and experienced difficulty in the water due to the strong wind.
Paddlers in canoes were in the area at the time and assisted them. Mokulehua said the stand-up paddlers held onto canoes until fire crews and lifeguards on personal watercraft and a rescue boat arrived. The stand-up paddlers were approximately a mile off Kahala when they were rescued, and brought to shore at Kaimana Beach.
No injuries were reported.
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