Honolulu Fire Department rescue personnel yesterday helped three teenage hikers who were stranded on a steep hillside ridge above Hakimo Road in Nanakuli.

A Nanakuli engine company, personnel from Fire Rescue 2 and the department's helicopter responded to the 4:20 p.m. call for assistance and brought out the two girls and boy at 5:05 p.m., Fire Department spokesman Capt. Terry Seelig said. No injuries were reported.

The hikers are from the Nanakuli area, Seelig said.

MOLOKA'I RECYCLING DETAILS ANNOUNCED

Moloka'i residents will be able to recycle vehicles, appliances, scrap metal, tires, propane tanks and car batteries at the Moloka'i landfill beginning July 3, the county announced yesterday.

The recycling service is for residents only and an appointment must be made. Commercial recycling is not allowed.

Appointments will be made for Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and for Saturdays from 8 to 11 a.m. Residents should call 336-0899 to schedule a drop-off. The phone line is now accepting appointments in anticipation of the July 3 start date.

LANA'I SEWER LINE CLOG CAUSES SPILL

A grease clog in a main sewer line caused a 2,500-gallon wastewater spill Wednesday on Fraser Avenue in Lana'i City, according to the Maui County Department of Environmental Management.

The spill occurred at 3:20 p.m., with wastewater flowing from a manhole on Fraser Avenue, down the street, into neighborhood yards and into a storm drain that does not connect to the ocean, the department said.

The line was unblocked and the spill sites disinfected, officials said.

The state Department of Health was notified.