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Honolulu Ocean Safety Responds To Group Trapped On IslandOctober 20, 2023
On October 29th, around 1:00 p.m., Honolulu Ocean Safety co-responded with the Honolulu Fire Department to three adults, one male and two females, who were in a dangerous location on the backside of Moku Nui, the larger of the two Mokulua Islands, Ocean Safety responded via jet ski and made contact with the patients. After assessing the patients medically, Ocean […]
Honolulu Ocean Safety Co-Responds On Rescues At Mokulua IslandsOctober 20, 2023
Just after 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 20th, Honolulu Ocean Safety co-responded with the Honolulu Fire Department today to three adults, one male and two females, who were in a dangerous location on the backside of Moku Nui, the larger of the two Mokulua Islands, Ocean Safety responded via jet ski and made contact with the patients. After assessing the patients […]
On October 19th, just before 6:00 p.m., Honolulu Ocean Safety and the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded to a 24-year old New York visitor who jumped off the rock ledge at China Walls, hit his head, knocking him unconscious. Surfers quickly paddled to the man, kept him afloat and brought him to shore on their surfboards. EMS […]
HESD Responds To Injured Swimmer At China WallsOctober 19, 2023
Just before 6:00 p.m., October 19th, Honolulu Ocean Safety and the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded to a 24-year old New York visitor who jumped off the rock ledge at China Walls, hit his head and was swept out by the waves. Surfers quickly paddled to the man, kept him afloat and brought him to shore on […]
----Update #3 As of 4:00 p.m., Honolulu Ocean Safety rescued 15 people from the high surf and made more than 800 preventative actions along the north shore. ----Update #2EMS continued treatment en route to an area emergency room. The patient was listed in serious condition. ----Honolulu Ocean Safety saved a 54-year old woman this morning who was pulled underwater in rough conditions at Sharks […]
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Iolani School Teacher Saves Life Of Elderly Choking Victim
Honolulu EMS talks to HNN about the importance of knowing life-saving measures and thanks the Good Samaritan for stepping in to help.
Read the hawaii news now storyHawaii sees dramatic increase in fentanyl-related overdoses reported in September
The deadly drug fentanyl has surfaced in Honolulu. Hawaii News Now talks to EMS about what crews are seeing on the road.
Read the hawaii news now storyPreliminary Investigations Find Oxygen Connection Started Ambulance Fire
Separate investigations conducted on the fire that erupted in an EMS ambulance in August 2022, found it sparked when the main oxygen link was connected to a portable oxygen tank.
Read the Story on civil beatHESD Director Gives Update On The EMS Ambulance Fire
Honolulu Emergency Services Department Director Jim Ireland gives an update on the tragic ambulance fire, that left a patient dead and an EMS paramedic critically injured.
Read the update on the EMS ambulance fireAt 10, He’s Credited With Saving His Mom’s Life. All in a Day’s Work for This ‘Junior Paramedic’
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