While the kids were hiking today, I drove down to Lihue to get a hiking trail map for the rest of our trip. I needed to go to the State Parks Office. I had the address. I had a map. It should have been easy. But then I learned two things about the city of Lihue:
(1) There are few street signs. Not that big of a deal, because it's easy to drive around the block, find another street, and refer to the map to figure out what that unmarked street must be. However...
(2) There are few buildings with address numbers, or signs indicating what the building is. You pretty much have to find a block and then wander around looking for someone who knows how to find the place you're looking for.
(3) Senior citizens are invaluable for direction giving. Every question I had was answered by a volunteer senior citizen (labeled as such) sitting at a desk in a hallway.
Whenever you're lost, I heartily recommend finding one.