Comments | | | Just leting you know that it is illegal to access this
mountain stairway and we will begin seeking arrest and
prosecution for anyoneʻs disregard. This is
Hawaiian Lands with a school there. All of who come to
visit or move to our islands trust me you would have
anyone of us natives arrested for trespassing on your
property so why do you think that you can just do
whatever you please???? This is not your backyrad
itʻs our school so have some respect or face a
fine. | | Pohaku Stone, Thu May 09, 2013 |
| | Just posting this as a concerned parent....
Yes,
the hike is gorgeous, Yes the stairs are still
technically "closed" .
Unfortunately the
route shown here runs through Dept of Hawaiian Home
Lands (DHHL) property and is currently leased to 2
entities, charter school Ke Kula o Samuel M. Kamakau
and the Koʻolaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club.
So
there is still no "legal" access to the stairs.
Currently the only legal way to access the trail is on
a sanctioned hike with the Friends of Haiku Stairs or
by getting to them from the Moanalua side of the
Koʻolau. http://haikustairs.org
If you live on
the island, or visiting, see if the sanctioned hikes
work out.
By the way,if you are going trespass,
have some respect for the families taking their kids to
school and get off the roadway and not make like you
own it. | | concerned parent, Thu Apr 11, 2013 |
| | | I climed to the top in 1977 and 1978 awesome hike. on
clear days you could see for miles it seemed. I miss
the islands so much. was raised on Oahu. | | Cassandra Carson, Wed Feb 27, 2013 |
| | | I tries today and got turned away by the guard with the
colored hair... we talked to him nicely and he wouldnt
let us, we said "even if we go around you" he
got pissed and we tried but he yelled that he would
call the police so we didnt go. Someone with pink hair
shouldnt be so anal about letting people hike. Anyways
that was about 6:45-7 am ish. Some were coming down and
they said they started at 2 am and he wasn't there.
I felt bad for my friends who were only here 1 day and
couldnt do this hike. They really need to re-open it.
I've done this hike 13 times before and up until
2007 the guard only hung out on the street where people
park so it was easy to sneak in, now he sits right at
the beginning of the stairs. | | Davey J., Wed Aug 22, 2012 |
 | | | i went there back in 03 aND it was wonderful its a need
to do again love love this hike:) | | konagurl, Sat Jul 14, 2012 |
| | | I climbed this in 1986 before it was closed. It was
awesome.....I wish I could go back one more time...Only
2 of our group made it to the top and I was
one.....yea!!! | | Shirley Lawson, Sat Jun 23, 2012 |
| | | I went yesterday and the guard got there at 3:30 am. So
get there aroun 2 to 2:30 so you get a head start! :) | | Becky, Sun May 27, 2012 |
| | | Does anyone knows how much is the ticket that the guard
would give you if you go up? | | Pierre, Sat May 26, 2012 |
| | | Hi Cathy, it takes about 4 hours to get to the top and
back down. Some people can do it faster, but then you
also want to stop a few times to take in the view. | | Elea, Wed Feb 22, 2012 |
| | These stairs can be difficult to get to. My two friends
and I have tried twice to go. Once not knowing the
terrain and it was too dark so we turned around, and
then the second time we were turned away around 5 am
(this was Feb 2012). I had read numerous blurbs that
the guard shows up anywhere ranging from 4 am all the
way to 8 am. Must be a rotating schedule as it seems to
be different for many folks. I am trying, as a last
attempt before I leave Oahu today, to do the stairway
once more. We are attempting it in the afternoon in
hope that the guard will be completed with his duty.
It'll follow-up on this on whether or not the guard
is there.
Advice: if you are going to park in Haiku Village,
be cautious as parking is limited, but the road you
want to park on is Lolii road.
Best of luck- | | Bruce Wayne, Fri Feb 17, 2012 |
| | | How long does it take it take to get to the top and
back down? | | Cathy, Wed Feb 08, 2012 |
| | | Went on a Tuesday morning at 6am. Have someone drop
you off near the bottom. If you park, that is why
police get called. The locals don't want you taking up
parking space on their street. The guard shows up
around 0700-0730. He can only turn you away or ticket
you if you try to go up here. He can't ticket you for
coming down since there are other "LEGAL" ways to get
to the top of the stairs. The views are awesome and
well worth the risks. | | Top Bollman, Sat Jan 07, 2012 |
| | | If you don't want to try and beat the guard (be there
before 5am) try the back route. it starts in moana lua
valley, and takes about 5 hours. but it is well worth
the hike. amazing views. and the guard is amazed and
amused at those who make this trek. he knows those who
do too, because thye have a fair amount of mud on them.
| | kate, Mon Oct 31, 2011 |
| | | We to got turned away by the guard thank to my son's
quick thinking he pulled this site up after we were
turned away and with TNK's advice below we made the
hike over the 2 peaks, watch out it's slippery a few of
us slid down a few times just adding to the excitment.
What a experience. The guard adds to the thrill of it
all. He wont tell you when his shift starts but I bet
its before 4 am. You think you have reached the top
about 8X. Go for it. It truely is heaven | | CW & BMW, Wed Oct 12, 2011 |
| | | Got there at 4:30, guard was already there. Guess he
gets there earlier on the weekends, or camps out.
We'll try at 3:30 next time. | | JP, Sat Aug 06, 2011 |
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