Parking is a nightmare, especially prices for parking surely scare off many visitors from staying in town, and so Kailua makes impression of being partly abandoned. In Feb 2008 we found many restaurants shut down and buildings abandoned. This includes even such large restaurant like the Hooters. Not that we miss Hooters in such a place, but its a sign of erosion in Kailua as we see it.

Proximity to Mauna Hualalai, so much less known than Mauna Loa or Mauna Kea and now considered "dangerous" by the US Geological Society, exposes Kailua to tremors. One of the recent tremors has severely damaged the Hulihe`e Palace in Kailua. Our images show the extend of the damage. All artifacts were already removed and the building will be retrofitted to withstand tremors.