I was sitting here doing some work from home and heard a helicopter in the direction of Koko Crater. Went outside to check and sure enough HFD was dropping someone on the trail. About halfway up.
Just watched them drop the stretcher basket and do the retrieval. Kind of windy today, chopper was bobbing all over trying hold position.
Good job HFD! 

First recue of the month I guess, although there was only one last month. Maybe because of all the rain.

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This is the first one I noted this month.  I would expect the numbers to rise as the summer approaches. 

I hope they give that guy the bill for the rescue.
hope they charged him for trespassing.
they should let them sit there over night before they bring them down.
I have no compassion for these idiots.

I hope they give that guy the bill for the rescue.
hope they charged him for trespassing.
they should let them sit there over night before they bring them down.
I have no compassion for these idiots.

Colorado passed a law several years ago billing individuals for all rescue cost when rock climbing or hiking in areas requiring permits and/or specific gear and they had neither or when doing so in prohibited or off limits areas.  Didn't stop them all completely but it significantly reduced the numbers of call outs while increasing permit revenues and retail sales of climbing gear.  Perhaps if someone was "on the ball" something similar could be instituted in Hawaii.  The bill was introduced after a rescue of individuals rock climbing without permits in an unauthorized area resulted in the loss of rescuers and equipment when a helicopter crashed in high winds in a remote area with significant mechanical turbulence inducers (rock formations or geography/topography features that render wind patterns to be unpredictable increasing risk and hazard).  Each billed rescue since has made headlines to report the cost of such to the individual(s) and as a deterrent reminder of the (financial as well as medical and so on) costs associated with being stupid.  The bills add up quickly especially when aviation assets are involved (rescue helicopter and additional for Medevac) not only for fuel costs which are outrageous, but add in any criminal citations for trespassing, rock climbing without permit(s), rock climbing without appropriate gear, and so on and so on....the pile-on effect increases the financial hit exponentially which is the biggest deterrent factor, then combine it with a criminal record and potential loss of employment depending on where they work and for whom.

Still, every year there is at least one dummy pushing the limits or Darwinism....

Here in Hawaii it is the opposite. The rescued, injured or estate of the killed sue the state or city for not warning them of the dangers. We created a climate of no personal responsibility and a garden of money trees for lawyers to pick from - which we the taxpayers planted. 
And it doesn't seem to faze the average Hawaii resident at tax season. We just accept it and vote attorneys into office.