A hiker is recovering after a head injury on Maui's Pipiwai Trail, a reminder of how hard rescues get on steep, tree-covered terrain.

• A 33-year-old hiker fell and hit his head on the trail late in the afternoon.
• Maui firefighters found him only partly conscious under thick tree cover.
• Crews carried him out on foot because the canopy blocked a helicopter pickup.
• An air ambulance then flew him to Maui Memorial Medical Center.

Outlook: He is expected to recover, and the trail remains open with no change to conditions reported.