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A paraglider suffered multiple injuries after falling about 20 feet during a takeoff attempt from Kaena Point on Tuesday afternoon.
The Honolulu Fire Department responded to a 911 call at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and responded with four units and 12 personnel.
Fire rescue units reached the paraglider, a 29-year-old man, on the North Shore side of Kaena Point Trail by utility terrain vehicle about an hour later, at 2:23 p.m.
Firefighters said he was unable to hike off the trail on his own. He was airlifted by helicopter to a nearby landing zone where care was transferred to Honolulu Emergency Medical Responses.
Paramedics treated the paraglider for multiple injuries and transported him to the hospital in serious condition.
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