Save Hawaiʻi's
"Stairway to Heaven"
In August 2021, the Honolulu City Council voted to demolish the iconic Haʻikū Stairs. The vote came despite an overwhelming public outcry to save the Stairs. In the preceding two years, over 5,000 public comments were submitted with more than 90% favoring preservation. A professional public opinion poll in April 2022 confirmed that a clear majority of O‘ahu residents want to save the Stairs not destroy them. The Stairs are a historic World War II monument eligible for the National Historic Register. They offer a unique, world-class hiking experience, treasured for generations. It would be tragic to lose them.
The Friends of Haʻikū Stairs are spearheading the fight to save the Stairs. We filed a lawsuit against the City & County of Honolulu in August 2023 and are pushing to block the demolition on multiple fronts. With your help we will convince City leaders to heed the public will.
On Friday, April 19, the Friends of Haʻikū Stairs filed a new lawsuit that will seek to block the demolition of the Haʻikū Stairs. While we attend to legal action, we still need your support. Our legal team would welcome help from experienced attorneys willing to work pro bono. To volunteer, please contact Sean Pager, at haikustairsprez@gmail.com.
Please donate to support our efforts.
Thu, Apr 18
|Ben Parker Elementary School Cafetorium
Kāneʻohe Neighborhood Board
Our Neighborhood Board System is a way for community members to have their issues heard by elected representatives. An update on the Permitted Interaction Group on trespassing in Haʻikū Valley is available at each meeting. Join in person or online and show your support for the Haʻikū Stairs!
Time & Location
Apr 18, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Ben Parker Elementary School Cafetorium, 45-259 Waikalua Rd, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
About the event
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2023 at 6:30 P.M. BEN PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAFETERIA 45-259 WAIKALUA ROAD, KANEOHE, HI 96744 AND VIA WEBEX ONLINE PLATFORM
Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=mf1afafe45fe1fd14869928a559286529 Meeting Number / Access Code: 2489 400 1689 Password: NB30 (6230 from phones and video systems) Join by phone: +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll
Meeting Materials: Find a monthly archive of handouts and referenced materials at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Nrni7I4aJ5seo4uxYtwDo-a-hsDmtgyL?usp=sharing
Meetings and Minutes of all KNB meetings are also available from the NCO here.
Rules of Speaking: To ensure the maximum opportunity for all attendees to be heard, the following guidelines apply: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to type their question in the chat box or raise their hand using the “raise hand” function in the online zoom platform - which is indicated by a hand. If accessing the meeting using your phone and you have a comment, indicate this by pressing the symbols *3 – this will show the moderator that the person calling from that number wishes to speak. To mute/unmute your phone, press *6. Please wait until recognized by the chair to begin comments and address those comments to the chair. All official reports, comments or concerns shall be three (3) minutes or less.