Hilo, Hawaii "Hilo"
Hilo, Hawaii Upper Left: Hilo Masonic Lodge Hall.
Upper Right: Hilo Bay with Mauna Kea.
Lower Right: Federal Building, United States Post Office and Courthouse (Hilo, Hawaii).
Upper Left: Hilo Masonic Lodge Hall.
Upper Right: Hilo Bay with Mauna Kea.
Lower Right: Federal Building, United States Post Office and Courthouse (Hilo, Hawaii).
Location in Hawaii County and the state of Hawaii Location in Hawaii County and the state of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii is positioned in Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii - Hilo, Hawaii Location in Hawaii County and the state of Hawaii State Hawaii Hilo (/ hi lo /) is the biggest settlement and census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, which encompasses the Island of Hawaii.
Hilo is the governmental center of county of the County of Hawaii and is positioned in the District of South Hilo. The town overlooks Hilo Bay, situated upon two shield volcanoes; Mauna Loa, an active volcano, and Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano and the site of some of the world's most meaningful ground-based astronomical observatories.
The majority of human settlement in Hilo stretches from Hilo Bay to Waiakea-Uka, on the flanks of Mauna Loa.
Hilo is home to the University of Hawaii at Hilo, Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii, as well as the Merrie Monarch Festival, a seven-day celebration of ancient and undivided hula which takes place annually after Easter.
Hilo is also home to the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation, one of the world's dominant producers of macadamia nuts.
It is served by Hilo International Airport, positioned inside the CDP. Around 1100 AD, the first Hilo inhabitants arrived, bringing with them Polynesian knowledge and traditions.
Although archaeological evidence is scant, oral history has many references to citizens living in Hilo, along the Wailuku and Wailoa Rivers amid the time of ancient Hawaii. Oral history also gives the meaning of Hilo as "to twist." Originally, the name Hilo applied to a precinct encompassing much of the east coast of the Island of Hawaii, now divided into the District of South Hilo and the District of North Hilo.
When William Ellis visited in 1823, the chief settlement in the Hilo precinct was Waiakea on the south shore of Hilo Bay. Missionaries came to the precinct in the early-to-middle 19th century, beginning Haili Church, in the region of undivided Hilo.
Hilo period as sugarcane plantations in the encircling area created new jobs and drew in many workers from Asia, making the town a trading center.
A breakwater athwart Hilo Bay was begun in the first decade of the 20th century and instead of in 1929.
On April 1, 1946, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake near the Aleutian Islands created a fourteen-meter high tsunami that hit Hilo 4.9 hours later, killing 160 citizens .
This tsunami also caused the end of the Hawaii Consolidated Railway, and instead the Hawaii Belt Road was assembled north of Hilo using some of the old railbed. Low-lying bayfront areas of the town/city on Waiakea peninsula and along Hilo Bay, previously populated, were rededicated as parks and memorials.
Hilo period inland beginning in the 1960s.
Hilo in recent years has seen commercial and populace growth, as the neighboring District of Puna became the fastest-growing region in the state.
Hilo is positioned at 19 42 20 N 155 5 9 W (19.705520, 155.085918). Hilo is classified by the United States Enumeration Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP), and has a total region of 58.4 square miles (151.3 km2), 54.3 square miles (140.6 km2) of which is territory and 4.1 square miles (10.6 km2) of which (7.10%) is water.
Hilo features a tropical rainforest climate (Koppen Af), with substantial rainfall throughout the course of the year.
Hilo's locale on the easterly side of the island of Hawaii, (windward relative to the trade winds), makes it the fourth wettest designated town/city in the United States behind the southeast Alaskan metros/cities of Whittier, Ketchikan and Yakutat and one of the wettest in the world.
An average of around 126.72 inches (3,220 mm) of precipitation fell at Hilo International Airport annually between 1981 and 2010, with 272 days of the year receiving some rain., which is the most rainy days for any place in the Northern Hemisphere and exceeded only in parts of Aisen and Magallanes in Chile.
Rainfall in Hilo varies with altitude, with more precipitation at higher elevation.
At some other weather stations in upper Hilo the annual rainfall is above 200 inches (5,100 mm). Monthly mean temperatures range from 71.2 F (21.8 C) in February to 76.4 F (24.7 C) in August. The highest recorded temperature was 94 F (34 C) on May 20, 1996, and the lowest 53 F (12 C) on February 21, 1962. The wettest year was 1994 with 182.81 inches (4,643.4 mm) and the driest year was 1983 with 68.09 inches (1,729.5 mm).
Hilo's locale on the shore of the funnel-shaped Hilo Bay also makes it vulnerable to tsunamis. Climate data for Hilo International Airport, Hawaii (1981 2010 normals, extremes 1949 present) Average low F ( C) 63.8 In the Hilo CDP the populace was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 11.5% from 25 to 34, 16.9% from 35 to 49, 20.9% from 50 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
Hilo is served by the Hilo International Airport, which has Hawaiian Airlines and United Airlines operating there.
Hilo is served by the Hele-On Bus.
Schools of Hilo, Hawaii Hilo is home to a number of educational establishments, including two post-secondary establishments, the University of Hawaii at Hilo and Hawaii Community College, and the Hilo and Waiakea major and secondary school districts.
Although sometimes called a "city", Hilo is not an incorporated city, and does not have a municipal government.
The entire island, which is slightly lesser than the state of Connecticut but larger than Rhode Island and Delaware, is under the jurisdiction of the County of Hawaii, of which Hilo is the county seat.
Hilo is home to county, state, and federal offices.
Being the earliest town/city in the Hawaiian archipelago, Hilo has a momentous tourism section. Hilo is home to Hawaii's only tsunami exhibition, mostly dedicated to the understanding of the 1946 Pacific tsunami, and is notable for the banyan trees planted by Babe Ruth and Amelia Earhart and many other famous celebrities.
It is also home to the Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo, a several shopping centers, cafes and other eateries, movie theaters, hotels, restaurants, and a advanced downtown region also with the Hilo Farmers Market. The Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation makes their home here as well, south of the chief town off Hawaii Route 11, north of Kea au.
Hawaii Plantation Museum East Hawaii Cultural Center Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden Hilo Tropical Gardens Mokupapapa Discovery Center for Northwestern Hawaii's remote coral reefs Naha Stone (associated with Kamehameha I) in front of the Hilo Public Library University of Hawaii at Hilo Botanical Gardens Hawaii Plantation Museum Hilo is served by KWXX (94.7 - FM Hilo/101.5 - FM Kona) Hawaii's "Feel Good Island Music Station" KWXX , B93/B97 (93.1 - FM Kona/97.1 - FM Hilo) Hawaii's Classic Hits B93/B97 , and KPUA (970 - AM Hilo) Hilo's Sports Talk Radio KPUA 670 - AM airways broadcasts.
The Hawaii Tribune-Herald, a member of the Stephens Media Group, is the major journal distribution business in Hilo along with other newspapers like the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Asteroid (342431) Hilo is titled after Hilo. a b c d e US Enumeration Bureau 2010 Population Finder Hilo CDP - "Hilo CDP, Hawaii." "lookup of Hilo ".
Personal Accounts from Survivors of the Hilo Tsunamis of 1946 and 1960: Toward a Disaster Communications Model (M.A.).
University of Hawaii at Manoa.
"HI Hilo INTL AP".
Hilo, Hawaii knowledge on NOAA web site Record 24-hour rainfall on NOAA web site "Where is Hilo Hawai'i?".
The Pacific Tsunami Museum web site.
"Enumeration of Population And Housing".
"Hawaii Tribune-Herald".
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