The state is once again on the hook for a decrepit building on Banyan Drive after the previous lessee of the former Country Club Condominium Hotel surrendered its permit for the property.
Stan Lawrence, proprietor of Orchid Land Surfboards in downtown Hilo, holds a copy of his book ‘Kalapana: Reflections on Lost ...
The end of the former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel marks the beginning of a new era for Banyan Drive, Hilo stakeholders hope.