Hilo Bay

[1] Banyan Drive runs through Liliʻuokalani Gardens near downtown Hilo at the edge of the bay.

The first breakwater across the bay was first started in 1908 under contract to Engineer Delbert Metzger.

[7] The bay's topography steers tsunamis to Hilo from earthquakes in active areas such as Chile and the Aleutian Islands.

[8] The April 1, 1946, tsunami from the 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake killed by between 165 and 173 people in Hilo Bay.

After the February 27, 2010 Chile earthquake, the effectiveness of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) was shown, as no one was injured on Hilo Bay after the (PTWC) sirens sounded and evacuations were ordered.