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photo by John Fischer
Post Office and Federal Building
Returning to the Toyama Building we turn right at Waianuenue and crossing Kekoulike we arrive at the Federal Building and Post Office. An example of neo-classical style with a Spanish mission influence. The building was constructed in two stages, the original which housed the post office was completed in 1910, the two wings were added in 1936.
photo by John Fischer
Kalakaua Park
Across the street is Kalakaua Park. The huge banyan trees offer shade and rest during the day, in the evenings during summer Shakespeare plays are performed. A statue of the Merrie Monarch, King Kalakaua sites in the park a reminder of the days when the king would visit Hilo. It is believed that some of the trees in the park were planted between 1874 and 1891 by the king. Leaving the park we return down Waianuenue and back to Keawe, and then turn right.
More:
* Kilauea Avenue
* Mamo Street
* Kamehameha Avenue
* Waianuenue Avenue
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