Hawaii Trip 2013

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On Friday, October 10th after just arriving in Honolulu, and while driving along on the Kalanianaole Highway near Hawaii Kai, I noticed Rescue 1 - with boat attached - and the Battalion responding at high speed.  Luckily we caught up with them several miles down the highway at Maunalua Bay Park as Rescue 1 was setting up to back down on the boat launch.  When their boat was launched it was evident that another boat was leading them on a path toward the south end of Koko Head and what turned out to be the beginning of a four day rescue/recovery operation.   As it turned out two hikers had reached the tip of Koko Head, a restricted area, via a foot path stretching high above Hanauma Bay, a popular State/County Park.  The two hikers, hikers both 34 years of age apparently were planning to camp out on a ledge above the ocean, but both were swept away by a wave.  The body of the male hiker was recovered on Friday afternoon, but the female hiker was not found after an extensive search conducted by fire, police, Coast Guard and life guard personal.