According to police, the rescue happened back in July when Officer VanAken was flagged down to respond to a missing hiker on ...

Officer Matthew VanAken was awarded the Police Commendation Medal, one of the department’s highest honors, for carrying a ...

Officer Matthew VanAken has been awarded the Police Commendation Medal for saving a dehydrated hiker from a steep trail at ...

Illinois hiker injured on Kauai's Kalalau Trail rescued by firefighters after adverse weather conditions hindered helicopter ...

The DOH received reports of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea from hikers who had been on the 11-mile trail, which runs from Ke’e Beach to Kalalau Beach, from as early as Aug. 14.

The Kalalau Trail on the Hawaiian island of Kauai was closed this week after 37 hikers fell ill with a highly contagious norovirus, officials said. The trail beyond the Hanakapiai Valley was ...

Kalalau Beach (pictured) lies at the end of the 11-mile Kalalau Trail. The popular trail on Kauai has been closed by the DLNR on Friday until at least Sept. 19.

DLNR caps the campers at Kalalau at about 60 people per night. To even access the trail, you need either day-use reservations or a valid camping permit, and every visitor needs a parking ...

The Kalalau Trail is closed until at least Thursday because of a norovirus outbreak, according to state officials. At least 50 people fell ill. It was a “hiker’s dream” turned nightmare ...

PHOTO GALLERY: Kalalau Trail closed after rising cases of norovirus The Kalalau section on Kauai will be closed until Sept. 19 after more cases of norovirus from hikers and campers were reported ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After several weeks of being closed due to a norovirus outbreak, Kauai’s Kalalau Trail will reopen on Tuesday, the state Department of Health said. DOH and the state ...

The Kalalau Trail follows 11 miles over the stunningly beautiful Napali Coast, known for its valleys draped in lush vegetation and its sheer red-rock cliffs that pour into the aquamarine ocean.