For years, the short walk to Coconut Island in Hilo was part of the rhythm of visiting the waterfront. Then the bridge became a warning sign: fencing, closure notices and an increasingly uncertain future for one of the area’s most familiar public spaces. Now, after a section of the bridge collapsed under an 8,000-pound county excavator, restoring that connection could cost Hawaii County as much as $22 million, states an online report by the Beat of Hawaii.
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