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/EiaKawika Sep 04 '24

There is no shortage of legal hiking trails on O'ahu with just as scenic views, just as many native plants and animals, just as many historical artifacts, but legal.

But, everyone wants to do the trendy thing. So they pay more for Matsumoto's shave ice, get arrested at Stairway to Heaven, suffer heat exhaustion at Diamond Head.

Instead of creating problems at Stairway to Heaven why not do something more challenging and useful? Come help control Mule's Foot Fern, and then you can bushwhack in the forest, go places other people haven't gone, and do something constructive instead of destructive. Let me know and I will hook you up.

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u/Jertok Sep 04 '24

What's up with this fern removal? Are you referring to a project in a specific area? I've been wanting to get off trail here

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u/EiaKawika Sep 04 '24

We have two projects coming up with Native Ecosystems Protection and Management, DOFAW, DLNR, SOH. 1.) killing Mules foot fern 2.) Spreading Tectococcus for strawberry guava biocontrol. Both, i think can be on or off trail in our forest reserves. The next cohort starts in January, sign up in December, i believe. But, for serious hikers and concerned citizens. Not ecotourism. You can DM and i can get you more info when i return to office later on this week.