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Robert Taira founded the company, then called Robert's Bakery, in Hilo, Hawaii, in 1950. [1] [2] Taira originally specialized in baking cakes. He got his big break when he figured out how to extend the notoriously short shelf life of Portuguese sweet bread, which he could then sell in large volumes to supermarkets as shelf-stable "Hawaiian ...
Kenneth Hon, [1] usually known professionally as Ken Hon, is a geologist and the 21st Scientist-in-Charge (SIC) of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), [2] serving since 2021; [3] [4] succeeding Tina Neal (SIC) and David Phillips (Interim SIC). [5]
The sundial donated by King Kalakaua. The area was originally the site of the first Christian Mission in the area known as Waiakea Mission Station-Hilo Station in 1825; [1] the missionaries had originally established their site on the seasonal flood plain of the Wailuku River, but they moved at the urging of Queen Kaʻahumanu. [2]
KTA Super Store in downtown Hilo, Hawaii, USA, at a busy intersection on Hawaii State Highway 19. KTA Super Store in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, USA. KTA Super Stores is an American company with its headquarters in Hilo, Hawaii, United States, and has the largest network of supermarkets on the Big Island.
The inside view of Prince Kuhio Plaza, Hilo, Hawaii, with Macy's Various events are held at Prince Kuhio Plaza, such as Lion dance for Chinese New Year (2020). In September 1977, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands offered to lease 39 acres (160,000 m 2) of land at the intersection of Pūʻāinakō Street and Kanoelehua Avenue (part of the Hawaii Belt Road) for development into retail space ...
This is a list of notable pancake houses. A pancake house is a restaurant that specializes in breakfast items such as pancakes, waffles, and omelettes, among other items. Many small, independent pancake houses, as well as large corporations and franchises, use the terminology in their establishment names. They are most commonly found in Canada ...
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 ...
The Hilo Farmers Market was started on this block in 1988, held every Wednesday and Saturday at the end of Mamo Street. [12] The building was listed as state historic site 10-35-7420 on January 14, 1989 [ 13 ] and added to the National Register of Historic Places listings on the island of Hawaii on August 27, 1991 as site 91001087. [ 1 ]