Crews with Isemoto Contracting were working Friday to demolish portions of the former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel on Banyan Drive. According to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, demolition is scheduled of the former 148-room hotel should be completed in December, which is one month later than last reported. The community can expect an update from the DLNR later this month. (Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald)
