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Maui County firefighters and Ocean Safety personnel rescued a hiker in Kipahulu and a stand-up paddleboarder off North Kihei over the weekend.
On Friday, multiple units responded at 3:33 p.m. after a 62-year-old woman fell while hiking on the Pipiwai Trail in Kipahulu.
Rescue 10 firefighters aboard Air 1 located the woman and her hiking party, packaged her for transport and hoisted her into the helicopter.
She was transferred to Emergency Medical Services personnel before being handed off to a Reach 48 air ambulance for transport to Maui Memorial Medical Center for further evaluation and treatment. The rescue concluded at 5:40 p.m.
On Sunday, firefighters and Ocean Safety officers responded at 8:32 a.m. to reports of a 42-year-old Kihei woman on an inflatable stand-up paddleboard being blown away from shore near the Kealia Pond boardwalk.
Ocean Safety officers aboard Jet Ski 6 rescued the woman about a half-mile offshore and brought her to shore. The woman was not injured.
The incident concluded at 9:07 a.m.