Honolulu Advertiser, The (HI)
Monday, October 2, 2000
Author: Advertiser Neighbor Island, Staff

Hiker found dead in park 

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - Authorities are trying to determine the cause of death of a hiker who was found lying on a coastal lava flow. 

Three hikers came upon Kirk A. Kiyota , 43, of Brighton, Colo., a mile past the end of Chain of Craters Road about 7 p.m. Saturday, a National Park Service statement said. 

The hikers alerted a park ranger stationed at the end of the road, and the ranger hiked out to Kiyota and found he was not breathing and had no pulse. 

The ranger performed CPR with the help of several visitors and three other rangers who arrived within 45 minutes. Kiyota was pronounced dead after rangers tried for more than an hour to resuscitate him, the park service said. His body was taken by county helicopter and ambulance to Hilo Medical Center. 

It was not known how far Kiyota had hiked before he collapsed, rangers said. He was carrying a small pack and a large, empty water container, they said.

Honolulu Advertiser, The (HI)
Friday, October 6, 2000
Author: Advertiser Final, Staff

Volcano hiker had heart attack 

Volcano, Hawaii - An autopsy revealed that a heart attack killed a Colorado man who died last weekend while hiking in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 

Park spokesman Talmadge Magno said Kirk A. Kiyota , 43, of Brighton, Colo., collapsed Saturday evening about a mile from the end of Chain of Craters Road. 

Efforts by other hikers and rangers to revive him failed. Kiyota was airlifted out of the area and taken to Hilo Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.