>>59748its been closed for a while. You can sneak past the guards and climb it though, lots of people do it.
They're trying to get them reopened, but they've been decaying for years so some parts are pretty bad. some are pushing for repairs, others demolition.
http://www.khon2.com/mostpopular/story/City-Council-holds-hearing-on-Haiku-Stairs-Monday/ENmI6SLgnkuldJ4xdmO10w.cspx