Comments on: Moanalua Valley to Haiku Stairs

By: kenji SAITO

kenji SAITO — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 03:47:39 +0000

Aloha Charles,
Wow must have been a lot different going up Haiku Stairs in the 70s. Saw some old pics back in the day. Stairway to Heaven has been getting so much hiker traffic lately, they have put 24/7 security and started handing out citations. Holding meetings on either opening it back up to the public or permanently shutting it down by tearing down the stairs. Tragic. Yeah, urban creep has pretty much restricted a lot of views and trailheads. Thanks for stopping by!
Mahalo

By: charles patterson

charles patterson — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:21:01 +0000

I grew up in Lanikai, first went up the ladder in 71,, changed A lot , I saw before H3 every place was soo clean, to bad they they WRECKED haiku valley,,, when Mankind ,does this it can NEVER be repaired …..

By: kenji SAITO

kenji SAITO — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:07:22 +0000

Hi Tim,
I believe the trail is about 5-6 miles from the valley to the stairs. It took us a little under 5 hours to complete the hike. The 11 mile might be if you do it round trip. As it’s technically illegal to set foot on the stairs, I heard others have gotten tickets from the police. There is a guard stationed at the bottom of the stairs and he will call the police once he sees hikers coming down the stairs. Be safe and have fun!

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:42:35 +0000

Do you know how log the trail is and how long did it take you?
I am estimating 5 hrs. But I saw another site saying it was an 11 mile hike that took them from 7 am-4 pm.

Thanks.

By: kenji SAITO

kenji SAITO — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 06:10:05 +0000

Thanks Wayne for dropping by. Yes, when you reach the top of the stairs, you should take a left and follow the ridge which will take you to the geodisc marker and stay to the left again and basically follow the trail back down to Moanalua Valley. It should take about 4-5 hours, have fun!

By: wayne

wayne — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:52:36 +0000

Great pic’s and story Kenji
A friend from the mainland and I want to do this hike in reverse- up Haiku.
looks like at the top of the stairs you go left- we DO NOT want to end up on the saddle- is this trail very well marked or do we just stay to the left?

Mahalos for ANY tips…(looks like 4-5 hours?…)
Wayne