{"id":1754,"date":"2026-06-24T04:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T04:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2026-06-24T04:37:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T04:37:26","slug":"search-underway-for-missing-hikers-off-hanauma-bay-ridge-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1754","title":{"rendered":"Search underway for missing hikers off Hanauma Bay Ridge Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Emergency crews are searching for two people who may be missing off the Hanauma Bay Ridge Trail in East Oahu.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1752\">Training helps Maui postal employees prevent dog attacks, bites<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Honolulu Fire Department said it received a 911 call at about 10:21 a.m. from hikers who discovered unattended belongings near the water in an area known as \u201cLand Bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a drop off, but you are near the water, and it can be pretty treacherous if you\u2019re not aware of your surroundings,\u201d said Capt. Keopele Gowan, Honolulu Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p>Fire officials said they believe the two missing are father-and-son visitors who are staying in Waikiki.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cTheir plan was to leave early this morning to begin a hike. No plans of any kind of swimming,\u201d Capt. Gowan said. \u201cWe are still discovering what may have happened. Worst-case scenario, we are locating two missing people that might have ended up in the water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1750\">Speeding remains top violation on Daniel K. Inouye Highway as enforcement continues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A multiagency search is underway along the East Oahu coastline with crews searching by land, sea and air.<\/p>\n<p>The Honolulu Ocean Safety Department and the U.S. Coast Guard are assisting in what officials say are choppy ocean conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a lingering south swell, so there\u2019s quite a bit of surge that comes up and down those cliffs that creates a lot of turbulence,\u201d said David Loui, Honolulu Ocean Safety Division.<\/p>\n<p>Loui described the area as \u201ca very steep cliff with drops into very deep ocean water, so it makes it very choppy and rough for this side of the island, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1749\">Maui Bus free for students and County employees, starting July 1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire officials said they believe the two missing are father-and-son visitors who are staying in Waikiki.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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