Off the news: Demolition of Uncle Billy’s hotel underway

Oct 10, 2024

The locally legendary Uncle Billy’s is, at long last, no more. Once part of celebrated Banyan Drive in a bygone era, Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel is under demolition, with teardown now started on its concrete frame. The hotel ceased operations in June 2017, but sat vacant for years — except for the squatters, vandals and arsonists who turned the site into a public hazard.