Two hikers have been cited for engaging in activities without a permit after getting lost while attempting to climb Mauna Loa in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park without a permit. All high-elevation backcountry permits are currently suspended in the park, and rangers have closed the summit of the mountain, but that didn't stop the pair heading out and trying to tackle it anyway.
Their actions put themselves, the pilot and our ranger at great and unnecessary risk
Jack Corrao
