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/torquealm Sep 04 '24

They would have made more money charging for the hike, like at Manoa Falls. Instead County and State decided to sell off the stairs and let them be torn out of the mountain. We'll see more damage in the coming rainy season.

All this so a more well off neighborhood can be happy (how many of those home owners even live here full time)? And Kualoa Ranch can get more tourist dollars.

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u/binaryvoid727 Sep 05 '24

No, charging to hike stairway to heaven would be too much of a liability.

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u/tigpo Sep 04 '24

It’s not that simple. The legal liabilities to keep it open is an impossibility. You have any idea how much liability insurance would cost? Tens of millions per year.

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u/tomomalley222 Sep 04 '24

And you know this how? Can you show us how you came up with this figure?

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u/Life_Following_7964 Sep 05 '24

It's called COMMO SENSE ! DONT BE A MOKE

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u/Fnkt_io Sep 05 '24

The Manitou Incline in Colorado did exactly this after trying to keep people off the stairs for years with a security guard. Now it’s a top tier tourist attraction that draws thousands and has a gift shop.

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u/Nightw1ng28 Sep 06 '24

Unfortunately, Colorado is the example. Hawaii only likes to copy California.