Woman injured in fall from cliff

A California woman is recovering after falling 50 feet down a steep embankment and off a 15-foot cliff in Maui’s Iao Valley.

Maui County firefighters said in a news release Friday that the woman was unconscious for about 30 minutes after the fall at about 3:25 p.m. Thursday.

Thick forest prevented a helicopter from reaching her.

Firefighters rappelled down and found her conscious, with a hiking companion.

They treated her for head injuries, secured her in a rescue basket and pulled her up via a rope system to Iao Valley Road, where paramedics took her to Maui Memorial Medical Center in stable condition at 5:38 p.m.

Heat records toppled in Lihue

Lihue set or tied high temperature records four days in a row last week.

The temperature of 85 degrees on Friday beat the old record for the date — 83 degrees, set in 1992, the National Weather Service said. The high temperature of 84 on Thursday beat the old record of 82, set in 1993. The high of 83 on Wednesday tied the record set in 1963. The high of 86 degrees on Tuesday broke the old record of 83, set in 1962.