Hilo Historic Bayfront

Kamehameha Avenue is a working downtown. The buildings facing the bay are still in commercial use — restaurants, galleries, offices upstairs. Park in the marked stalls, not on the sidewalk, and not on the makai grass. The bayfront strip across the street is a public lawn, not a beach; people fish and walk dogs there. Pedestrians have right-of-way at the unmarked crossings; locals know this, visitors often don't.