Haiku Stairs / Photo = Flickr
The city of Honolulu, Hawaii, will demolish Oahu’s landmark ‘Haiku Stairs’.
According to foreign media such as CNN, the city of Honolulu, Hawaii, began the demolition of the Haiku Stairs, also known as the ‘Stairway to Heaven’, in earnest on the 17th.
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said, “Although access to the stairs is prohibited for safety reasons, more than 4,000 tourists secretly climb the Haiku Stairs each year and decide to topple them.” He added, “It will take about six months to completely demolish the stairs.” “It looks like it will take,” he said.
Mayor Blangiadi then said, “This is by no means a sudden decision.
Haiku Stairs / Photo = Flickr
The Haiku Steps are a set of 3,922 steps built by the United States Navy for military purposes during World War II. You can get a panoramic view of Hawaii from the top of the Haiku Stairs, built along the crest of Mount Ko’olau on the Island of Oahu.
In 1987, the city of Honolulu banned tourists from entering the Haiku Steps for safety reasons. This is because the stairs are too steep and there have been many accidents where tourists have fallen and died. Tourists who climb the stairs secretly were fined about 1 million won, but the number of tourists who climbed the stairs secretly did not decrease.
Afterwards, there was opinion among Hawaii residents to raise an entrance fee and set a limit on the number of daily visitors. However, in 2021, the city of Honolulu decided to completely demolish the Haiku Steps for public safety.
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