#wailuku river rescue
Officer, Firefighter of Year Honored by Aloha Exchange Club
The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized South Hilo Patrol Officer Joshua Willing as 2020 Officer of the Year and Hawai‘i Fire Department Battalion Chief Keoki Brown as Firefighter of the Year in recent ceremonies.
Daring River Rescue of Two Children Captured on Video
A report of two minors caught in the wake of Wailuku was made at 5:19 p.m. Monday. First responders were on the scene seven minutes later to begin the swift water rescue.
HFD Rescues Children From ‘Raging River’
The Wailuku River was “raging” Monday afternoon, as the Hawai‘i Fire Department rescued two children from its clutches.
Hawai‘i Police Officers Talk Man Off Cliff at Rainbow Falls
A 35-year-old man threatened to jump from the edge of the cliff. Police were able to negotiate with the man after about a 40-minute standoff.
Woman Rescued After Accidentally Going Over Rainbow Falls
The Hawai‘i Fire Department received a report at 1:47 p.m. on June 7, 2019, about a woman at Rainbow Falls, sitting on the northern bank of the pond, out of the water.
