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6.2 6.3 (f) Buildings should be light colored with earth -tone trims. Kamehameha Avenue Pedestrian Area (a) The intent of the Kamehameha Avenue Preservation Area (Kamehameha Avenue - Wailuku Drive to Mamo Street) is to preserve in character this grouping of buildings as representatives of an old Hilo shopping street circa the 1920's and 1940'x. This grouping is a cohesive fragment of the Hilo destroyed by past tsunamis. (b) All sidewalk awnings and' canopies should be retained and preserved. The First Hawaiian Bank building is an exception because an awning was not an integral part of its architec- tural design. (c) Replacement buildings and other new infill construction should be "architecturally compatible in scale and proportion, use of details and color. The new construction should main- tain the awning, cornice and roof line along Kamehameha Avenue. The proportion and placement of doors and win- dows should be similar to the other existing buildings. Keawe Street Pedestrian Shopping Area (a) The intent of the Keawe Street Pedestrian Shopping Area is to reinforce the historical development of this street as a traditional shopping street and to discourage the devel- opment of typical vehicular oriented retail outlets. These guidelines also encourage the provision of additional pedes- trian amenities in order to increase the attractiveness of Keawe Street to shoppers and other users. (b) Where feasible all buildings should be set up to the sidewalk and should provide a continuous storefront across the entire frontage of the property. Parking should be located to the back of the building. (c) Buildings may be set back from the sidewalk to provide a landscaped plaza, arcade, open air cafe, or other pedes- trian amenities. In such cases, the continuous rain protec- tion across the front of the property as well as from the sidewalk to the building's entry should be provided. (d) The storefront at ground level provides the major intersec- tion between the pedestrian and the building. Great consid- eration should, therefore, be given to architectural scale, texture and details. Ground level display windows should be maximized. - 11 -