Starting this month, one of Hawaii’s most dangerous and controversial hikes will be permanently removed. Oahu’s Stairway to Heaven trail, comprising 3,922 slick steel steps that ascend the ...

he famous Haiku Stairs or 'Stairway to Heaven' will be dismantled. That was the decision from the Honolulu City Council on Wednesday, June 1, when they approved the budget for Fiscal Year 2023.

To save a World War II-era mountainside staircase marked for removal by the City and County of Honolulu, the Friends of Haiku ...

Hawaii's notorious Haiku Stairs, the 'Stairway to Heaven,' to be permanently removed By Fiona Lee , Deputy Managing Editor April 11, 2024 The Haiku Stairs on Oahu, Hawaii, on Jan. 11, 2021.

Hawaii closes popular parks to deter illegal 'Stairway to Heaven' hikers By Fiona Lee , Deputy Managing Editor June 13, 2024 The Haiku Stairs in Oahu, Hawaii, on Jan. 11, 2021.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Oahu’s iconic Haiku stairs – also known as the Stairway to Heaven – removal project has officially found its contractor. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to ...

Hikers kept climbing Hawaii’s ‘Stairway to Heaven.’ Now it’ll be removed. Though the Ha‘ikū Stairs were closed to the public, photos kept surfacing online from people who accessed the ...

A rush of hikers, risking citations and hazards, to get in one last climb at the Stairway to Heaven before it's removed by the city/ By Mahealani Richardson Published : Apr. 22, 2024 at 4:56 PM ...

Oahu’s Ha‘ikū Stairs, otherwise known as the “Stairway to Heaven” hiking trail, will be permanently removed over the next 6 months. State and local officials made the decision last week.

The soap opera surrounding Oahu’s Haiku Stairs — also known as the Stairway to Heaven — continues even as the famed landmark is being dismantled.

Why is the Stairway to Heaven trail illegal? The purpose of the stairs, which were built in 1942, was to be a secret radio facility in a post-attack on Pearl Harbor world. The stairs were once ...