HFD rescues two people from Kaimuki Creek

Honolulu firefighters rescued two people from Kaimuki Creek. flash flood warning this morning.

Around 7 a.m., the Honolulu Fire Department received a 911 call reporting two people in the creek needing help near Date Street. HFD responded to various locations along the creek, which extends from the Ala Wai Canal to Kapiolani Boulevard and passes under Date Street.

Firefighters found the two and pulled them from the creek.

Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene, but both refused treatment.

HFD crews continued to search the creek and confirmed that no one else was in the creek.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Oahu and Maui, which was in effect at the time of the rescue.