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This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in Hawaii County, Hawaii, highlighting Hilo in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape.
Hilo expanded as sugar plantations in the surrounding area created jobs and drew in many workers from Asia. For example, by 1887, 26,000 Chinese workers worked in Hawai'i's sugar cane plantations, [8] one of which was the Hilo Sugar Mill. At that time, the Hilo Sugar Mill produced 3,500 tons of sugar annually. [9] Hilo, Hawaii, 1907 Hilo Iron ...
County FIPS code [6] County seat [7] Est. [7] Etymology Island(s) Population [8] Area [8] Map Hawai'i County: 001: Hilo: 1905: Island of Hawaiʻi, with which the county is coterminous; said to be named for Hawaiʻiloa, a legendary Polynesian navigator. Hawaiʻi: 207,615: 4,028 sq mi (10,432 km 2) Honolulu County: 003: Honolulu: 1905
The county seat is Hilo. There are no incorporated cities in Hawaii County (see Hawaii Counties). The Hilo Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Hawaii County. Hawaii County has a mayor–council form of government. In terms of geography, Hawaii County is the most expansive county in the state and the most southerly county in the United ...
Hilo is located on the eastern, windward side of the island, enjoying abundance of rainfall, and therefore includes the island's most populated town, also called Hilo. [1] (3) North Hilo and (2) South Hilo Districts are located in the east coast of Hawaii County (the Big Island).
Tucked away at the gates to Hilo Wharf on Kūhiō Street is the mile 0 marker for Route 19. One block later, it then turns right onto Kalanianaʻole Avenue, running between the waters of Hilo Bay and the Runway 8/26 of Hilo International Airport, before crossing Kanoelehua Avenue (Route 11) and Banyan Drive where the name changes to Kamehameha ...
Mountain View is located on the east side of the island of Hawaii, also known as the Big Island, at (19.539730, -155.141348 It is bordered by Kurtistown to the northeast, Hawaiian Acres to the east, Fern Acres and Eden Roc to the southeast, Fern Forest to the south, and Volcano to the southwest.
Hilo Bay is sometimes called "the tsunami capital of the United States". [7] The bay's topography steers tsunamis to Hilo from earthquakes in active areas such as Chile and the Aleutian Islands. [8] The April 1, 1946, tsunami from the 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake killed by between 165 and 173 people in Hilo Bay. [9]