Page 6 - MidWeek Windward - Aug 25 2021

6 AUGUST 25, 2021
Group Aims To Keep Hā‘iku Stairs
Last week, The Friends of Ha‘ikū Stairs sent an open let- ter addressed to the Honolulu City Council, Mayor Rick Blangiardi and city managing director Mike Formby outlin- ing its opposition to the clos- ing of the stairs, also known as Stairway to Heaven.
The plan as outlined in- cludes round-the-clock se- curity; issuing of citations to trespassers; the formation of a security group to include neighbors, HPD, private security, the operator and FOHS; and fencing and se- curity cameras with night vision capability.
In the letter, the group not- ed that the stairs are “a one-of- a-kind recreational, cultural and educational treasure.”
Dr. Vernon Ansdell
“Ha‘ikū Stairs is a very safe hike,” he states. “There has never been a serious accident or death resulting from an ac- cident on the stairs. Reports of rescues from Ha‘ikū Stairs are almost always related to hikers getting lost or injured while hiking on the more dan- gerous Moanalua trail.”
“A large majority of Ha- wai‘i residents support re- opening the stairs to the public under controlled man- agement and supervision,” states Dr. Vernon Ansdell, president of FOHS.
managed access plan that respects the privacy of the Ha‘ikū neighborhood.”
“The Kāne‘ohe Neigh- borhood Board unanimously supported a 2017 resolution calling for reopening of the stairs under a controlled and
He adds that FOHS, with the help of experts over the years, has created a robust plan for managed access that “addresses all the valid con- cerns that have been raised regarding reopening the stairs — security, trespassing, liabil- ity, access and safety.”
Ansdell says that FOHS is seeking volunteers. Visit hai- kustairs.org or @friendsof- haikustairs on Instagram for more information.
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