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This is a list of properties and districts on the island of Hawaiʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The island is coterminous with Hawaiʻi County, the state's only county that covers exactly one island.
The training area is about midway between Hilo, on the east coast and the Army landing site at Kawaihae Harbor. [5] It is used by both the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. The only road access is via the Saddle Road (Hawaii Route 200), which is paralleled by a tank trail. Heavy equipment is either flown into Hilo, or else shipped via barge to ...
Life Swap from Japan to Hawaii (Young family moves from Tokyo to the Big Island to fulfill their dream.) A Surfer Returns to the Beach (A pro-surfer looks for a home for his growing family & near some big waves.) Rainy Washington to Sunny Maui (Too many summers in rainy Washington, a couple changes to sunny Maui.) Rambler Lands on Big Island ...
The name Richardson comes from its original owners, Elsa and George Richardson, whose home still stands there. [2] George Richardson was the former Chief Detective of the County of Hawaii, and a descendant of Kekuiapoiwa, mother of Kamehameha I, and her second husband Kamanawa, [3] received the land as a gift of gratitude from the Malo family.
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]
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 ...
As the economy has returned to normal levels, the tourism industry has continued to grow in Hawaii with the majority of tourists visiting Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the big island of Hawaii. [124] Job creation is another benefit of tourism to the islands. In 2017, reports say 204,000 jobs were related to tourism.
Nānāwale Estates is located on the east side of the island of Hawaii at (19.507139, -154.913726). [4] It is bordered to the north by Hawaiian Beaches, to the west by Pahoa, and to the south by the Nānāwale Forest Reserve. It is 20 miles (32 km) south of Hilo.