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Postal services in Hilo commenced in 1858. When the Hawaiian Islands became a territory of the United States in 1900, officials wanted to expand postal and court facilities for the second-largest city in the territory. [2] By 1913, the Hilo Board of Trade and the territory's governmental representative secured US$200,000 for a federal building. [3]
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 ]
Other locally published newspapers are available to residents of the various islands, such as the Hawaii Tribune-Herald in Hilo and West Hawaii Today in Kailua-Kona, both on The Big Island, and The Garden Island, based in Lihue on Kauai. Oahu Publications Inc owns West Hawaii Today, Hawaii Tribune-Herald, MidWeek, and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Hawaiian Telcom, Inc., is the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) or dominant local telephone company, serving the state of Hawaii. In 2005, Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. , was formed by The Carlyle Group , following its purchase of the Hawaiian Telcom Inc. assets of Verizon Communications . [ 1 ]
The Hilo Tribune began publication on November 23, 1895, and changed its name to the Hilo Daily Tribune in 1917. [2] The Hilo Daily Tribune, the Hawaii Herald (August 13, 1896 – February 22, 1923) and the Daily Post-Herald merged to form the Hilo Tribune-Herald, which began publishing on February 19, 1923. It continued under that name until ...
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 ...
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 ...
KSIX-TV (channel 13) is a television station licensed to Hilo, Hawaii, United States, serving the Big Island of Hawaii as an affiliate of NBC and CBS. It is a full-time satellite of Honolulu-based KHNL (channel 13) and KGMB (channel 5) which are owned by Gray Media. KSIX-TV's transmitter is located atop the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel; its parent ...