2006: $120,000 HTA grant to County R&D for Master Plan
2009-2011: HBFT Master Plan, SMA and Final EA completed
2011: Hilo Bayfront Trails Inc. granted 501(c)(3) status
2013: Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Grant for Phase I
2016: Completion of Phase I construction
2018: LWCF Grant awarded for Phase II
2020: Wailoa State Park completes Hilo Bayfront Trail (East side)
2021: CoH R&D grant for engineering for Wailoa State Park (West side)
2022: Phase II completed connecting Downtown Hilo at Kilauea Ave.
2022: Transportation Alternatives (TA) Grant for Phase 2a awarded
2023: Phase 2a Completed along Waiolama Canal to Pauahi St.