When the City Council takes up the the debate as scheduled today over the fate of a controversial Kaneohe hiking attraction, the nonprofit Friends of Haiku Stairs hopes that its commissioned poll to gauge community interest will have some impact.

But although the survey shows a slim majority favoring the stairs once a “managed access plan” for it is explained, there are still no leads on how such a plan would be financed or carried out. Until those dots are connected, those opposed will have the edge.