Haʻikū Stairs
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Haʻikū Stairs, also known as the "Stairway to Heaven," is a steep and now-closed hiking trail on Oʻahu featuring a long, dramatic metal staircase ascending the Koʻolau mountain range.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haʻikū Stairs canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11832728 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Haʻikū Stairs Context triple: [Moanalua Middle Ridge, near, Haʻikū Stairs]
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A.
Giant Stairway
The Giant Stairway is a steep walking track in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, that descends from the Three Sisters near Echo Point into the Jamison Valley via hundreds of steps and ladders.
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B.
Dragon Stairway
Dragon Stairway is the iconic, mosaic-covered staircase in Barcelona’s Park Güell, renowned for its colorful dragon (or salamander) sculpture designed by Antoni Gaudí.
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C.
Depaldo Stairs
Depaldo Stairs is a historic stone staircase in Taganrog, Russia, known as one of the city’s notable architectural and waterfront landmarks.
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D.
Jordan Staircase
The Jordan Staircase is a grand, richly decorated ceremonial staircase in the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, renowned for its opulent Baroque architecture and role in imperial court rituals.
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E.
Riceyman Steps
Riceyman Steps is a 1923 novel by Arnold Bennett that portrays the obsessive miserliness and psychological decline of a London bookseller in post–World War I Clerkenwell.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Haʻikū Stairs Target entity description: Haʻikū Stairs, also known as the "Stairway to Heaven," is a steep and now-closed hiking trail on Oʻahu featuring a long, dramatic metal staircase ascending the Koʻolau mountain range.
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A.
Giant Stairway
The Giant Stairway is a steep walking track in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, that descends from the Three Sisters near Echo Point into the Jamison Valley via hundreds of steps and ladders.
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B.
Dragon Stairway
Dragon Stairway is the iconic, mosaic-covered staircase in Barcelona’s Park Güell, renowned for its colorful dragon (or salamander) sculpture designed by Antoni Gaudí.
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C.
Depaldo Stairs
Depaldo Stairs is a historic stone staircase in Taganrog, Russia, known as one of the city’s notable architectural and waterfront landmarks.
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D.
Jordan Staircase
The Jordan Staircase is a grand, richly decorated ceremonial staircase in the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, renowned for its opulent Baroque architecture and role in imperial court rituals.
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E.
Riceyman Steps
Riceyman Steps is a 1923 novel by Arnold Bennett that portrays the obsessive miserliness and psychological decline of a London bookseller in post–World War I Clerkenwell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hiking trail
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ stairway ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessPointNearby | Kaneohe ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Stairway to Heaven ⓘ |
| builtBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| causesIssue |
neighbor complaints
ⓘ
trespassing problems ⓘ |
| constructedFor | military use ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| culturalContext | iconic but controversial Oʻahu hike ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
online hiking guides
ⓘ
travel blogs ⓘ |
| hasAccess | closed to the public ⓘ |
| hasAccessStatus | illegal to hike without authorization ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfSteps | nearly 4000 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
corroded sections
ⓘ
weathered ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
exposed ridgeline
ⓘ
handrails ⓘ ladder-like sections ⓘ steep ascent ⓘ |
| hasRiskCategory | high-risk hike ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | metal staircase ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic ridge-line views
ⓘ
narrow staircase ⓘ social media exposure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
ⓘ
Honolulu County ⓘ Oʻahu ⓘ
linked to:
Oahu
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInValley | Haʻikū Valley ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Koʻolau Range ⓘ |
| managedBy |
City and County of Honolulu
ⓘ
linked to:
Honolulu County
|
| offersViewOf |
Kaneohe Bay
ⓘ
linked to:
Kāneʻohe Bay
Windward Oʻahu ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | access to a U.S. Navy radio station ⓘ |
| ownership |
City and County of Honolulu
ⓘ
linked to:
Honolulu County
|
| popularWith |
adventure tourists
ⓘ
photographers ⓘ |
| regulationBy | Honolulu City Council ⓘ |
| safetyConcerns |
risk of falls
ⓘ
steep and slippery conditions ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
legal disputes over access
ⓘ
removal and demolition proposals ⓘ |
| surfaceMaterial | metal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Haʻikū Stairs Description of subject: Haʻikū Stairs, also known as the "Stairway to Heaven," is a steep and now-closed hiking trail on Oʻahu featuring a long, dramatic metal staircase ascending the Koʻolau mountain range.
Referenced by (2)
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