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A 35-year-old woman who was injured when she fell on rocks while fishing Friday morning was airlifted from the west end of Maliko Bay in Haiku, the Maui Fire Department reported.
Paia firefighters, responding to the 8:06 a.m. call, made their way down a steep trail to a rocky point where the woman had fallen about 5 feet, according to the Fire Department. She was assessed and placed on a backboard and in a basket. Rescue firefighters aboard the Fire Department's Air One helicopter arrived to airlift the woman to a landing zone near the east entrance to Hookipa Beach Park in Paia, according to the Fire Department.
The woman, who has no local address, was transported by medics to Maui Memorial Medical Center, the Fire Department said.