10/24/2026
MORE LEEWARD COAST CARE
Honolulu EMS celebrated the opening of its new Ko Olina ambulance station with a traditional Hawaiian blessing.
The new station expands EMS coverage for Ko Olina and surrounding communities, including Wai‘anae, Nānākuli, Makakilo and Kapolei.
The station’s 12-hour ambulance unit officially began operations on October 4. Since then, crews responded to more than 150 emergency 911 calls and transported more than 60 patients to emergency departments for further treatment.
Honolulu EMS plans to eventually expand the Ko Olina ambulance unit’s operations to 24 hours a day.
The department is scheduled to graduate an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) academy next month, with the next EMT academy planned to begin next summer.