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The Honolulu Fire Department responded to a 1:46 p.m. call today for an injured hiker on the Manana Trail above the Pacific Palisades subdivision of Pearl City.
A helicopter and 15 personnel have been deployed, said HFD spokesman Kendall Ching.
Ching said that a rescue company will determine whether the helicopter will be used to bring the person off the trail.
He said the rescue at 2:22 p.m. was ongoing, and details were not available at that time.
The trailhead is located near 2595 Komo Mai Drive.
Aaaaaand, cue the “make them pay for their rescue” comments.
Lost or stranded hikers, I agree. Injured? Not so much.
First responders are already paid government workers to rescue people. There is no additional cost to the taxpayers to have the responders rescue injured people regardless whether a house fire or a mountain.
You’re ignorant.
Fee collecting box at the entrance of the hiking trail. If a soda can can be charged a fee, so can a hiking trail.