I remember having to use only quarters once in Waikiki.
The best place for on street parking though is Hilo (in my opinion), 10 cents for like half an hour, I kid you not.
Apparently this is temporary, they're testing it out.
Oh and if you have a smartphone or cell, you can pay by phone too.
Nice!
Downtown Hilo has free parking, except for the downtown post office, which still takes pennies!
ReplyDeletethanks for the heads-up, Anon!
ReplyDeleteTake care.
Kat
Geez, Hawaii is moving on up faster than Italy. We still have to buy a ticket (with coins!) from the ticket kiosk that sometimes can be hard to find if you're parked at the far end from it. Also, when there aren't those kiosks you gotta go to a bar or newspaper stand to buy the dumb parking cards (what a waste of paper!) where you then scratch off the date/time of when you parked (with a coin or fingertip!), then leave said card on the dashboard. I like how some italians solve this problem by just parking on the sidewalk or in the middle of the street if there's a wide dividing line. Smart cars are the luckiest 'cause they can park anywhere with their diminuitive size.
ReplyDeleteWhoa . . . so high tech.
ReplyDeleteI think that is how Japan runs their parking on the streets too Rowena. But, you'll always see them parking wherever AND almost never being towed.
ReplyDeleteCheck um out Jalna, in front of Honolulu Hale :)
Take care you two.
Kat
That great Kat.....it's a hassle always havingto have change. BTW, when I was in Madison, the folks I was with didn't even know how to use a parking meter!
ReplyDeletethat is interesting Kirk!
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Kat
$0.20/hour is like a dream here!! haha
ReplyDeletethat is funny K!
ReplyDeleteTake care.
Kat