Oahu’s Ha‘ikū Stairs, otherwise known as the “Stairway to Heaven” hiking trail, will be permanently removed over the next 6 months. State and local officials made the decision last week.

According to CNN, the "stairway to heaven," which was built on the island in the 1940s, has been officially closed to visitors since 1987. Despite this, neither bans nor fences stopped tourists.

This world-famous sky ladder, popularly known as the 'Stairway to heaven' is stretched over an abyss 700 meters below It is the highlight of a climbing tour of the Donnerkogel, one of many summits ...

Hawaii's Ha'ikū Stairs, known more famously as the "Stairway to Heaven," has been slated for demolition for years. Now, it's finally being removed. Preparatory work to remove the Ha'ikū Stairs ...

Oahu’s Stairway to Heaven trail, comprising 3,922 slick steel steps that ascend the narrow ridges of the Koolau Mountain Range, has been illegal to hike since 1987. Although trespassing cost ...

Now, the treacherous path, known as the “Stairway to Heaven,” is being removed more ... trail by a helicopter crew after a 50-foot-fall, Hawaii News Now reported. In 2016, a pair of hikers ...

The ‘Stairway to Heaven’ on O'ahu has been earmarked for ... the removal which the council estimates will cost US$2.6m ($4.03m). “This decision that was made was predicated upon our ...