Five visitors from the mainland who started to hike the Upper Waimano Trail at about 5 p.m. Sunday had to spend a chilly night high in the mountains after firefighters decided it was too late to rescue them safely.

“They got very high, up near the summit,” Capt. David Jenkins, public information officer for the Honolulu Fire Department, said Sunday night. “The hikers are in a safe location and uninjured. They were instructed to shelter in place.”

The group, made up of three men and two women, called for help via cellphone at about 6:30 p.m. Firefighters went to the trail head, but suspended rescue efforts due to wind and poor visibility due to low cloud cover.

“They may be uncomfortable throughout the evening, but they will be safe,” Jenkins said. “It’s easier to locate and bring them down safely in daylight conditions.”

The Fire Department will continue its efforts at first light this morning, depending on weather, he said. The Waimano Trail is mauka of Pearl City, in the Koolau mountains.

Jenkins advised all hikers to educate themselves on trail conditions, set off early and allow plenty of time to complete hikes during daylight. The Department of Land and Natural Resources website has trail descriptions and other tips on hiking safely.

Hikers rescued in Nuuanu and Moanalua

Honolulu firefighters responded to two separate calls Saturday afternoon from hikers in Moanalua and Nuuanu.

Three women, who were lost after hiking to the top of the Moanalua Valley Trail, called for help at about 12:10 p.m., said Honolulu Fire Department Capt. David Jenkins. Firefighters airlifted the two visitors and one local resident, all in their 20s, safely off the trail. There were no injuries.

In Nuuanu, a 26-year-old woman injured her leg and was unable to walk after hiking on a trail near the Jackass Ginger pond, Jenkins said. Firefighters were dispatched at about 12:25 p.m. and escorted the woman to an ambulance. She was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.

“The good thing that happened is they (hikers) had their cellphones,” Jenkins said. “We do want to remind people to be very well educated in where they are hiking.”

Teen charged in ramming of a police car

A 17-year-old Kalihi boy has been charged after allegedly intentionally ramming a subsidized police vehicle with a stolen vehicle in June, police said.

The boy, whose identity is being withheld because he is a minor, was charged Friday with first-degree criminal property damage, unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle and first-degree burglary. His bail was set at $50,000.

Police said the boy drove the stolen vehicle into an occupied police vehicle at about 6:30 a.m. June 17 in McCully. Police arrested the boy Thursday at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Center.

Waianae man charged with sex assault

A 27-year-old man is charged with sexually assaulting a woman in Waianae.

Inomea Maidher of Waianae was charged Friday with second-degree sexual assault and violation of a protection order, and his bail was set at $50,000.

Police said a 29-year-old woman reported Maidher sexually assaulted her at about 3 a.m. Friday. Maidher was arrested at his home about an hour later.

Waiawa escapee now back behind bars

A missing Waiawa Correctional Facility inmate was captured Saturday and returned to state custody.

Kurt Lopes, 30, was reported missing during a headcount at the Waiawa facility at about 9 p.m. Thursday, a Department of Public Safety spokeswoman said.

Police arrested Lopes at the Waipahu Walmart on Kupuohi Street at about 6:50 p.m. Saturday for investigation of second-degree escape. A 29-year-old Kapolei women was arrested with Lopes for investigation of hindering prosecution.

Lopes was taken to Oahu Community Correctional Center on Sunday morning and will be transferred to Halawa Correctional Center, the DPS spokeswoman said.

State officials are investigating how Lopes escaped. He was classified as a minimum-custody inmate, serving time for first-degree burglary and unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle.

Waiawa Correctional Facility consists of dorm-style housing for minimum-custody male inmates, DPS said.