Barking dog helps rescue Hawaii hiker after 200-foot fall

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January 19, 2024

Barking dog helps rescue Hawaii hiker after 200-foot fall

A missing hiker was found nearly 200 feet below the trail and airlifted to safety after her barking dog caught the attention of passersby.

Emergency services were called to the scene after receiving reports of a missing hiker on the Lanipo Trail in Kaimuki, Hawaii on Monday, the Honolulu Fire Department said.

Other hikers separately reported that an unaccompanied dog was barking at the edge of a steep slope deep into the trail, the fire department added.

Rescue crews were quickly dispatched, including seventeen responders from the fire department, who searched on foot and from above in a helicopter.

The helicopter was able to spot the dog, prompting a lone rescuer to rappel about 20 feet down the slope to retrieve it.

While airlifting the dog to a nearby park, the pilot noticed an object about 70 feet below where the dog was found, which rescuers found to be a bag filled with personal items.

Meanwhile, responders on the ground who were caring for the dog found a name and contact information for its owners on its collar.

After calls went unanswered, the Honolulu Police Department performed a wellness check at the owner’s address, but no one was home, the fire department said.

Responders then confirmed that the owner’s car was parked at the trailhead and launched “an extensive and coordinated search by air and ground.”

Rescuers later found the owner, a 35-year-old woman, under thick foliage about 100 feet below her bag, the fire department said.

The woman received basic life support treatment before being strapped into a rescue stretcher and airlifted to safety around three hours after the initial 911 call.

She was placed with Honolulu Emergency Medical Services for further medical care.

The dog was taken to the Hawaiian Humane Society, and will be reunited with its owner soon, KHON2 reported.

“What a happy ending,” hiker Kelsey Colpitts, who called 911 to report the unaccompanied dog, told the station.

The identity of the woman and her condition was not released.

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Legendary music group coming to Hawaii in support of flooding recovery

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March 31, 2026

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Legendary music group coming to Hawaii in support of flooding recovery

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Earth, Wind & Fire is scheduled to perform at the Blaisdell Arena for one night in June to help fund local flooding relief efforts.

The concert is set for Saturday, June 13, at 8 p.m. Organizers said there will be no opening act, and all proceeds will be donated to help those impacted by the Kona low storms.

RELATED STORY: City continues Kona low recovery efforts

History

Earth, Wind & Fire was founded in 1969 by musician Maurice White. They have since created eight number-one hits and sold more than 100 million albums worldwide.

Out of 23 albums released, eight have earned Double Platinum status, and the group has won 9 Grammy Awards.

Earth, Wind & Fire was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

Ticket information

Hawaii residents will have the first opportunity to purchase tickets during an exclusive online-only presale beginning Friday, April 3, at 10 a.m.

Mainland attendees and Blaisdell Box Office customers will be able to purchase tickets starting Friday, April 10, at 10 a.m.

Up to eight tickets may be purchased by one patron. Children younger than five years old will not be allowed to attend.

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Chaminade OF Mata gets PacWest award | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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March 31, 2026

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‘Absolutely shocking’: Scituate community mourns couple killed in Hawaii helicopter crash – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

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March 30, 2026

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‘Absolutely shocking’: Scituate community mourns couple killed in Hawaii helicopter crash – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

SCITUATE, MASS. (WHDH) – The Scitutate community is fondly remembering a couple killed in a helicopter crash in Hawaii Thursday during a post-retirement trip.

Patrick “P.J.” Haskell, 59, and his wife Margaret Rimmler, 65, lived in a Scituate neighborhood near the ocean. They took a trip to Hawaii last week after Haskell permanently retired from the insurance business he ran with his father for decades.

“We figured Massachusetts was close enough for us, and then when we hear it was our next door neighbor – it was shocking. Absolutely shocking,” said Steve Osborne, a neighbor.

Neighbors said Rimmler worked in the tech marketing field for years, and Haskell had big plans for retirement involving his garden and bee hives.

“He loved his gardening, and he had an overabundance of vegetables in the summertime,” said Mary Talbot, a neighbor.

“I had just spoken to him last week, and he had checked the bees and they all made it through the winter,” Osborne said.

On Thursday afternoon, the sightseeing helicopter the couple was flying in crashed near a remote beach off the coast of Kauai, killing them and one other person. Experts say the area’s geography of tall seaside cliffs and sharp mountain ridges can make for turbulant air and hazardous flying conditions.

In a memorial posting, Haskell Insurance Agency wrote, “Patrick recently retired and along with Margaret, deserved many more years together…Patrick’s kindness and selfless nature impacted all who knew him. He extended respect and compassion to everyone he encountered.”

Neighbors said the couple will be sorely missed.

“They were just the nicest people, the nicest people,” said Osborne. “Every time I look out over there it’s just so sad.”

Federal authorities are investigating the cause of the helicopter crash.

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