04-23-2015, 01:44 PM
Actually, Hilo WAS the tourist destination on Hawai'i Island up until a very few decades ago...and actually had one of the first planned all inclusive hotels...what is now Waiakea Villas WAS a resort destination to beat out most others! (oh, what a few decades, lack of maintenance & termites will do!)
Although most people only think of Hilo & Merrie Monarch, it still is on many tourist "to do" lists (esp in the Asia market).... one of the very "big" things is the closer proximity to the volcano....something that may become "big" again, soon enough!
Although most people only think of Hilo & Merrie Monarch, it still is on many tourist "to do" lists (esp in the Asia market).... one of the very "big" things is the closer proximity to the volcano....something that may become "big" again, soon enough!