11-25-2008, 08:00 AM
There are some places open in Hilo after 8 pm, if you are ready for "local" food, Nori's(1 am), Osaka, Miyos, Cronies(?)okay-more mainland, but open. Kuhio Grill and the list goes on. I agree, it would be great if we had more places open later, but do we really want more restaurants that look like we are living somewhere else? I appreciate any and all new businesses to Hawaii-our own business depends on it-but at what sacrifice? I am 4th generation big islander and was a local kid "pining" for McDs-goodness the first one now sits where the YMCA and one of the oldest churches in Hilo stood....AND like other posters on this thread pointed out, no one can make a company open its doors where there is no heavy traffic to support it.