Detour at Bayfront canoe area

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Drivers traveling north from Hilo to Hamakua are using Hilo Bayfront Beach Park (also known as Bayfront Highway canoe area) as a detour to enter Bayfront Highway.

Drivers traveling north from Hilo to Hamakua are using Hilo Bayfront Beach Park (also known as Bayfront Highway canoe area) as a detour to enter Bayfront Highway.

The detour around the Kamehameha Avenue and Pauahi Street intersection is open weekdays (no holidays or weekends) between 7 a.m.-2 p.m.

The speed limit is 15 mph.