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Hikers airlifted after injury

Two hikers were airlifted out of Haleakala National Park by a helicopter after one of the hikers suffered a leg injury and was unable to walk.

Firefighters responded at 1:10 p.m. Sunday after receiving a report that the two hikers were out of water and cold in the area of the Paliku cabin.

The male hikers who are 18 and 20 years old were directed to Holua Cabin where they could “hunker down” until first light.

Maui firefighters then airlifted them to Kula Park ball fields where emergency medical staff were waiting to assist them.

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