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Hilo Bay, Hawaii
Author: Alan L. (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)
Hilo is the second biggest city in Hawaii, and the biggest on the Big Island. It covers 58.4 sq mi (151.4 sq km) and has a population of 43,000 (2011 estimate). The city is the county seat of Hawai'i County. It overlooks Hilo Bay. The city is in the Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone, which is UTC-10.
Guide to Hilo Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Hilo that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Federal Building, listed building on the National Register of Historic Places, in Hilo
Author: W Nowicki (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
More on Hilo
Hilo is located near two shield volcanoes, the active Mauna Loa, and the dormant Mauna Kea. It experiences a tropical rainforest climate. The temperature in Hilo is fairly constant throughout the year. Warmest month is August, with daily mean temperature of 76.3°F (24.61°C). Coolest month is January, when the daily mean temperature drops to 71.4°F (21.89°C). Rain is heaviest in November (15.58 in, 395.7 mm) and March (14.35 in, 364.5 mm). On the whole, Hilo is quite wet, with total rainfall of 126.27 in (3,207 mm) a year.Hilo is today the home of the University of Hawaii at Hilo as well as the Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii. The city is the biggest producer of macadamia nuts and is also the location of the Merrie Monarch Festival, held annually after Easter.
Banyan Drive, Hilo Bay
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The Hilo area has been inhabited since ancient times by Polynesians. The earliest Europeans to arrive there were missionary, among them William Ellis of the London Missionary School, and American missionaries Asa Thurston, Artemis Bishop and Joseph Goodrich, in 1823. The early mission work in Hilo led to the founding of the Waiakea Mission Station.
When Hilo became the center for the surrounding sugar plantations, it attracted immigrants from Asia. The city's geographical location on the eastern coast of Big Island has made it vulnerable to tsunamis from earthquakes happening elsewhere in the Pacific Rim. A quake in 1946 caused the death of 160 people, and let to the founding of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Despite warning, in 1960, the massive 9.5 magnitude earthquake off Chile resulted in 61 deaths in Hilo, mainly from people who disregarded the warning sirens.
Shipman House, another building on the National Register of Historic Places in Hilo
Author: W Nowicki (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
Visiting Hilo
You can fly to Hilo, arriving at the Hilo International Airport (ITO) through regular flights from Honolulu, Kahului, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Public transport on the Big Island is quite minimal, so you should rent a car upon arrival.Places of Interest in Hilo
- Hilo Art Museum
Housed in the Hilo Iron Works building, this is the only art museum in Hilo. It exhibits works from all over the world. - James Kealoha Beach Park
Picnic area by Hilo Bay offering excellent swimming and snorkeling. - King Kamehameha Statue
Statue and memorial to the greatest monarch of Hawaii. This is also the grandest of the four statues of Kamehameha in the state. - Lili'uakalani Gardens
A Japanese-style garden located on Waiakea Peninsula. - Lyman Museum and Mission House
This is where the early missionaries stayed. The house has been restored to preserve its period furnishings from the Victorian age. - Pacific Tsunami Museum
Museum that recounts the horror of the tsunamis that hit Hilo in 1946 and 1960. - Rainbow Falls
One of the two major waterfalls of Hilo, where the water tumbles to a pool below. - Richardson Ocean Park
Another site where you can go swimming and snorkelling in Hilo.
S. Hata Building, Hilo
Author: W Nowicki (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
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