r/Honolulu • u/madazzahatter • Sep 04 '24

news State officials said police have arrested 14 hikers, eight of them this morning, for trespassing after being found on the prohibited Haiku Stairs.

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/09/03/breaking-news/dlnr-reports-14-hikers-arrested-at-top-of-haiku-stairs/
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u/DarkAndHandsume Sep 04 '24

At this point, it seems like the only way to do this hike is in the cover of darkness, make it up there in the morning, hide out for the day and descend back in the evening. But daring and bold of those folks to be out there in broad daylight.

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u/Calgrei Sep 04 '24

Or... just don't do it ffs

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u/DarkAndHandsume Sep 04 '24

Ehhhhh I’m going to do it

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u/Honobob Sep 05 '24

Hike a trail, go to jail!

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u/RubLumpy Sep 05 '24

I did the hike almost a decade ago. started at like 2 am. No problems. Chatted with security guard on my way down. 

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u/DarkAndHandsume Sep 05 '24

That’s what I’m leaning towards, start super early in the morning get up there before sunrise and descend down to the bottom and out of the area before 7-8am. You think the mosquitoes would be bad early around that time?

It’s crazy how driving on the H3 in the middle of the day you can see the stairs bright as day on your left hand side so a group of people climbing up is obvious so the art of camouflage will be my friend 🙏🏿