Comments on: Stairway To Heaven Hawaii Hike: Epic Haiku Stairs Oahu Trail

By: David

David — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:02:55 +0000

In reply to Kristin. No more news yet. There were plans to remove the stairs, but there's also been a lot of pushback from Hawaii locals wanting to keep the stairs. You can read more here: https://www.haikustairs.org/

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:48:42 +0000

Any update on the stairs?

By: David

David — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 03:01:55 +0000

In reply to girard. I'll add a note about that, thanks.

By: Noa

Noa — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:59:46 +0000

In reply to girard.

As someone who grew up in a nearby neighborhood in the 80s and still has a good family friend that lives IN the Haiku stairs neighborhood – I’ll tell you one thing hiking blogs and social media posts don’t seem to mention… the history of bad behavior from young, disrespectful hikers who arrive at 4am, don’t even try to keep their noise levels down, cut through the backyards of residents, and use residents hoses to rinse off after hiking the stairway. As the years have gone by and patience thinned then disappeared completely, hikers have tried to be more stealthy but it’s a little too late… I don’t know about you but if all that was happening on a near daily basis to my neighborhood, I’d be pretty upset too! I’m 100% in favor of keeping the stairway and letting hikers continue to hike it, but, David, you might want to add another “item” to bring with you on this hike – a respectful & considerate disposition.

By: David

David — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 03:27:36 +0000

In reply to Kulani. Fair enough. I'll add a note about that in the article.

By: Kulani

Kulani — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:57:20 +0000

Be advised that if you need emergency services you will be billed for the rescue equipment usage and personnel time. Charges usually start at about $10,000 and go up from there. Criminal penalties and EMS fees are charged as well due to the illegal nature of the hike. If you fall at dusk you might very well spend the night in the jungle.

By: Deedee

Deedee — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:54:36 +0000

Oh my! I lived for a few years in Kaneohe (graduated James B Castle HS) some 50 years ago and NEVER knew about the Haiku stairway. Disappointed that I didn’t have a chance to make that trek. Thank you for sharing your experience and pics.

By: David

David — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:10:44 +0000

In reply to girard. Thanks for the update!

By: girard

girard — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 04:27:54 +0000

Went up the stairs last week with wife and baby. There were 2 other parties of 2 hiking that day, plus a group at the top who came from the other trail that made them muddy and take much longer. People claim the stairs are dangerous but they are a lot safer than climbing the mountains without stairs which is what people are doing to avoid breaking the law (but then they get on the stairs at the top for photos). This is classic government stupidity for you – tax people to build them, tax more to fix them, then tax to take them out because they are dangerous when actually they are much safer than no stairs.
We made a false start up a precarious slope and had to go back down and restart closer to the stairs. The main problem is going through the neighborhood. If you think about it there is a large number of people on 24/7 neighborhood watch and some are very angry and extreme. A guy yelled and cussed at us and sprayed us with water with blue dye. These people are mad and will make increasing trouble for hikers as time goes by. They have already put up high fences on access points reported online and we were only able to get in through one of the drainage ditches, and that was challenging. Someone needs to find a better means of access that bypasses the neighborhood totally. I would have liked to investigate an entry from the south if time permitted. The walk would be a little longer but easy on the flat road.

By: Marilyn Espinoza

Marilyn Espinoza — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:43:53 +0000

This hike sounds like something I would love to do. I’m chicken little when it comes to doing anything that is deemed illegal. We did the Uncle Tom’s Trail in Yellowstone and for me that was one of the best little adventures I’ve done. It’s 328 steps to a raging waterfall.