On Monday, first responders were sent to help a 17-year-old female hiker who suffered a head injury on Puu Ulumawao.
According to EMS, the incident happened shortly after noon when a large rock and paint can hit the girl on the head. The Honolulu Fire Department said they received a 911 call about the injured hiker at 12:21 p.m. The geolocation of the call plotted them to be around 1,500 feet on the mountainside.
After arriving on the scene, fire personnel was able to airlift the girl to a landing zone, where medical care was transferred over to EMS by 12:54 p.m.