Honolulu announces a $2.5 million project to remove Haiku Stairs, address illegal hikes and community disturbances, and enhance safety and neighborhood peace.
A strong typhoon had damaged the Haiku Stairs -- well-known to Hawaiian residents and tourists as the "Stairway to Heaven." The stairs featured light metal rails as barriers against a thousand feet drop into a beautiful chasm making the government owned property an illegal but beautiful tourist spot