"Stairway to Heaven" Oahu, Hawaii

Believe it or not, I might have just found heaven on pinterest! In Oahu, Hawaii there is a steep hiking trail and it first began as a wooden ladder spiked to the cliff of the southern side of the Haiku Valley. It later was strung from one side of the cliff to the other. The hike up the Stairway of Heaven is one of the most popular of Oahu's "forbidden trails." In the past, people used to climb up there and take panoramic views and wait for others to reach the top as well. But the hike is difficult and almost impossible to make up. But since the view is absolutely spectacular who cares if it takes guts and sweat.

The stairway was originally built for the U.S Coast Guard to allow access to the LORAN radio antenna on the top of the mountain. But after the termination of Omega Station, other programs and operations led the the ending of stair maintenance. As a result, the stairs were very worn out and became extremely dangerous. The state eventually closed the stairs to the public in 1987.


Around 2003, the Haiku Stairs were repaired which costed the city almost a hundred thousand dollars to fix up, but until this day there is no legal entrance to the Stairway to Heaven. If you do try to hike there, you should probably expect to be rejected or even cited by the Honolulu Police.

But it takes the best to actually get there, because many tourists just come and visit Oahu, but they never actually attempt to climb the stairway up. Yes, I know it's not possible to going up the ladder anymore because it isn't safe but just touring there will give you a more authentic satisfaction than just looking at pictures on pinterest and just wishing you could go there when now you have plenty of opportunities to travel the world. So why not come to an island like Hawaii or more specifically sight-see the stairway that leads up to a place which is known for a way to Heaven! (348 words)