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Rescue crews responded to a 6:29 p.m. alarm Wednesday (June 8) to the Kahaualea Natural Area Reserve in the Volcano area for a lost hunter. Near sunset the hunter’s girlfriend called 911 and said the hunter called via cellphone and said he was lost and that he felt like, ‘he was walking in circles and […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 7 a.m. alarm Friday (Aug 31) to the Kahaualea Natural Area Reserve in the Volcano district for a missing hunter. The 36 year-old man had entered the forest at 9 a.m. on Wednesday (Aug 29) to go pig hunting.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 5:25 p.m. alarm Thursday (Sept 8) for a missing hunter located in the forested hunting area behind the Volcano transfer station. The 56 year-old man wasn’t familiar with the area and had gone off the trail. The man was located by the Fire Department’s Chopper One and ground crews were […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Fire Department crews were alerted to a missing hunter shortly before 5:30 p.m. Thursday, but he was located and rescued in good health. According to fire officials, the 56-year-old man was unfamiliar with the hunting area behind the Volcano transfer station and could not find the trail after he became disoriented in […]

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Fire/rescue crews responded to an alarm shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday (Oct 27) for a hiker in distress along the Alili Springs Trail in Ka‘u. A hunting party of four had been in a forested area with three men in the group being able to hike out. A fourth member was unable to hike out […]

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  The Fire Department reported the missing hiker was found Thursday, Jan. 29. Crews returned to the trail head at first light to continue their search, assisted by a helicopter, and all units were back in station shortly after 9:30 a.m. No other information was provided. ——— Fire/Rescue crews responded to a 5 p.m. alarm […]

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