THE VALLEY, HAIKU LADDER, UPPER HOIST HOUSE & ANTENNA ANCHORAGES.
UNITED STATES NAVAL RADIO STATION HAIKU: Location of a highly secret VLF transmitter station. Its radio signal reached beyond the half world shown here. This gallery includes recent Google photos of the navy base area, the location of the amazing antenna system and the now famous Haiku ladder or Stairway To Heaven.
We are headed for Kaneohe on the East side of Oahu; Often referred to as the windward side. The next photos will reverse directions
Haiku Valley and the Stairway to Heaven (Haiku Ladder) are located West of the city of Kaneohe on the windward side of Oahu, Hawaii.
Closing in on our destination HAIKU VALLEY.
Downtown Kaneohe on the left.
Haiku road leads from Kamehameha Highway west into Haiku Valley.The small white dot in the center of the valley is the original bomb proof transmitter building completed in 1943.
The white dots mark the location of the steel ladder staked to the rock wall. The ladder follows the 1943 route taken by Bill Adams and Louis Otto who first scaled this cliff. The small arrow at the bottom points to the trail head leading to the stairs.
The south ridge above Haiku Valley. The antenna anchor locations are Omega anchors that replaced the Alternator anchors. Their position varies slightly from the originals. The building on the left near the anchorage is the upper hoist house. At the top right is the CCL house.
Close up of the upper hoist house and three anchorage sites.The FRIENDS OF HAIKU STAIRS organization is dedicated to maintaining this ladder and to obtaining conditions that will allow Haiku Valley to be enjoyed by the public.
Close up of the top of the ladder and the CCL house.
The definition is amazing considering that these are satellite photos.
Same ridge as previous photo but turned around looking NORTH across the valley.
CCL house is highlighted on the left: Upper hoist house highlighted on the right.
The dark green ridges are descending from south to north from this ridge.To continue click . . . [ NEXT ] OR:TO RETURN TO HOME PAGE - - Click HERE
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