The full banyan tree to the right center of the picture was planted during a barnstorming tour by baseball legend George Herman “Babe” Ruth on Oct. 29, 1933. The tree, along with other banyan trees, ...

The end of the former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel marks the beginning of a new era for Banyan Drive, Hilo stakeholders hope. In 1933, eleven sugar plantations operated on Kauai: Kilauea, Kipu, Koloa, ...

HILO (Island News)-- The front lobby of Uncle Billy's in Hilo is now gone. On Banyan Drive, visitors in Hilo for the Merrie Monarch Festival have been noticing the demolition underway and a new mural ...

HILO, Hawaii (Island News) -- Hawaii County crews worked to clear a road in Hilo, after one of the town's iconic banyan trees came tumbling down. The fire department reports this happened at around ...

The Banyan Drive Hawaii Redevelopment Agency reached no consensus this week about what should be done with the vacant lot where Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel once stood or the property where the ...

A 33-year-old Hilo man accused of several property crimes in connection with a Monday morning incident on Banyan Drive has been ordered to return to court Friday for a preliminary hearing. Kama is ...

COURTESY DLNR State officials today said the demolition of Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel on Banyan Drive is underway. 1 /3 COURTESY DLNR State officials today said the demolition of Uncle Billy’s Hilo ...

HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — The Waiakea Peninsula in Hilo is considered the heart of the community but in recent years it has lost its luster. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A fun new attraction is drawing crowds in Hilo — but book quickly spots are filling up! Cosmic Drive Hawaii held its soft opening on Thursday and its official grand opening ...

The tragic uprooting and collapse of a banyan tree July 12 on Kilauea Avenue that killed two women has Hilo’s state senator concerned that something similar could occur with one or more of the ...