Re: Parking Lots and Parking Structures: Best and Worst!
This observation by me isn't on par with ones in regards to the mega-parking structures at Ala Moana or the Ward Centers, but seeing that it's perhaps my least favorite place to park a car when I'm in Hawai'i (and I will note that when I'm in Hawai'i, I try to take TheBus, bike, or walk when ever/where ever possible), I'd like to nominate the small off-street parking lot, in front of Teddy's, Maui Tacos, Jamba Juice, and Starbucks in Kailua, as being a particularly tough lot to negotiate.. It's the lot directly in front of all those businesses that parallels Hahani St.
The parking lot dead-ends at the sidewalk along Kailua Road. With the tight enough spots as it is, and the relative lack of manuverability between the two rows of parking, it can be a real challange to extract your car from a spot located towards the dead end of the lot, especially if you are hemmed in by large trucks or SUVs. A lot of military personnel drive big vehicles into that lot from MCBH, when visiting Jamba, which is located at the dead end of the lot. Often times I see drivers, when in a really tough spot at that end, have to back-up, turn wheel 1 inch, back-up, turn wheel 1 inch, and on and on, until they finally can extract their vehicles from the parking spot.
If I happen to be driving in that area and stop by for a Jamba, I completely avoid that parking lot and instead, park in the Macy's or Long's lot, and simply walk over. Again, most of the time I'm on foot, but if I am driving, I stay out of that lot....it's hardly worth the aggrevation.
This observation by me isn't on par with ones in regards to the mega-parking structures at Ala Moana or the Ward Centers, but seeing that it's perhaps my least favorite place to park a car when I'm in Hawai'i (and I will note that when I'm in Hawai'i, I try to take TheBus, bike, or walk when ever/where ever possible), I'd like to nominate the small off-street parking lot, in front of Teddy's, Maui Tacos, Jamba Juice, and Starbucks in Kailua, as being a particularly tough lot to negotiate.. It's the lot directly in front of all those businesses that parallels Hahani St.
The parking lot dead-ends at the sidewalk along Kailua Road. With the tight enough spots as it is, and the relative lack of manuverability between the two rows of parking, it can be a real challange to extract your car from a spot located towards the dead end of the lot, especially if you are hemmed in by large trucks or SUVs. A lot of military personnel drive big vehicles into that lot from MCBH, when visiting Jamba, which is located at the dead end of the lot. Often times I see drivers, when in a really tough spot at that end, have to back-up, turn wheel 1 inch, back-up, turn wheel 1 inch, and on and on, until they finally can extract their vehicles from the parking spot.
If I happen to be driving in that area and stop by for a Jamba, I completely avoid that parking lot and instead, park in the Macy's or Long's lot, and simply walk over. Again, most of the time I'm on foot, but if I am driving, I stay out of that lot....it's hardly worth the aggrevation.
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