Search to go on for fisherman missing in Kau

Hawaii County Fire Department and Coast Guard personnel were to resume searching at first light today for a 67-year-old fisherman who disappeared Sunday night off Ka Lae, also known as South Point, in Kau.

Fire, Coast Guard and National Guard personnel conducted an air, water and shoreline search but found nothing Monday.

The man fell about 20 feet off a cliff while fishing, and was last seen Sunday by fishermen in the area, the Fire Department reported. Fishermen lost sight of him about 50 yards offshore due to darkness.

The area is a popular fishing spot with high cliffs and strong currents, the Fire Department said.

Fire Department officials were notified at 10:46 p.m. Sunday and began searching, with the help of the Coast Guard and the National Guard.

2 are injured in fall into Honokaa gulch

A Hawaii County couple are in the hospital after they fell into a gulch in Hono­kaa on Sunday.

Hawaii County Fire Department said the 42-year-old man had fallen 60 feet in a steep gulch beneath the bridge at the 33-mile marker of Highway 19. He was hospitalized in critical condition.

A 27-year-old woman, who had fallen 30 feet, was taken in serious condition to a local hospital. The accidents occurred just before 8 p.m.