April 18, 2026

Haiku Stairs heading into thin air

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HONOLULU — With the Honolulu City Council’s unanimous passage of an expansive Fiscal Year 2023 budget this week, the fate of the long-disputed Haiku Stairs appears to be sealed.


What You Need To Know

    • The City Council approved a budget measure that includes $1.3 million for the removal of the stairs
    • Mayor Rick Blangiardi said he will sign the measure and go ahead with the removal
  • The Friends of Haiku stairs released the results of a favorable survey in a last-minute attempt to save the structure
  • An advocate for saving the stairs said the justifications for removal don’t hold up

The approved budget measures include a $1.3 million appropriation for the removal of the steel stairs, which replaced a similar wooden structure first installed as a pathway to a Navy radio facility during World War II.

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