On March 29, 2026, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) responded to a 911 call about a hiker in distress on the Mānoa Middle Ridge Trail. The call came in at 5:30 p.m., and five HFD units with 15 personnel were dispatched. A man in his 30s had been hiking for about seven hours and became lost, with only 8% battery left on his phone when he called for help. Using GPS from the 911 call, rescue crews located him and airlifted him to safety by 6:21 p.m. after confirming he was uninjured. All HFD personnel were safe and accounted for.
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