04-24-2015, 04:14 AM
quote:Not really. The whole Hilo bay area is a tsunami magnet, that is why it is wide open down there. Too much risk to put in some gigantic multimillion dollar hotel. Besides, most tourists want a Waikiki-like experience (no matter how much they will disagree) and that is over in Kona. My observation is mainland tourists are all wound up and rushing-rushing-rushing because they are on an expensive vacation and they want to rush around getting as much for their money as they can. Also, the only large sand beaches are on the Kona side. Not really sympathetic to tourists having to drive over to get the east side experience, keep them going to the west side, and them needing to dump money on this island is a problem for them, but what we kamaaina want them to do. Visit, spend money, go back home.
Originally posted by terracore
Hilo doesn't have any resort hotels and that was by design.
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*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*