
another side of paradise - View this location on map ![]() 'stroll kamehameha avenue, checking out sig zane designs (808-935-7077), above, with floral-themed contemporary hawaiian fashions, and burgado's fine woods (808-969-9663), with exquisite koa furniture, and the dreams of paradise gallery (808-935-5670), both in the s. hata building (308 kamehameha avenue). take a few steps to the pacific tsunami museum (130 kamehameha avenue; 808-935-0926), particularly poignant after the disastrous tsunami last month in the indian ocean. the museum explains the physics of these 'harbor waves' and documents tsunamis' devastation in hilo in 1946 and 1960. a 25-minute video recounts the terror of the survivors, some of whom are docents at the museum. admission is $7 for adults; $2 for children.'' New York Times 122 kamehameha avenue, Hilo, Hawaii Shopping |