A Wednesday morning news conference to announce the installation of 20 bright yellow foam flotation devices called “rescue tubes” on city-owned beaches was briefly interrupted with a real-time ocean rescue.
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Lahaina Strong was originally formed following the fires from Hurricane Lane in August 2018, and was reactivated after the deadly Aug. 8 fires, which killed at least 99 people.
The Honolulu Fire Department rescued a 25-year-old man, who sustained injuries while paragliding, from a mountain slope today above Makapuu Beach Park in Waimanalo.