Big Island Hawaii. Part 23. Hilo Town.

December 2009. Music by Les Baxter.
HILO:
Hilo is a coastal town in the State of Hawaiʻi. It is the largest settlement on the island of Hawaiʻi, and the second largest settlement in the state. The population was 40,759 at the 2000 census.
Hilo is the county seat of Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, and is situated in the South Hilo District. The town overlooks Hilo Bay, and is near two shield volcanoes, Mauna Loa, considered active, and Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano upon which some of the best ground-based astronomical observatories are placed. (wikipedia)

BUENO BURRITO:
190 Keawe St
Hilo,HI 96720-2849
(808) 969-9955

NCL PRIDE OF AMERICA:
For much of its early (pre-commissioning) history, Pride of America was known as "Project America 1"; the first of a pair of 70,000-ton cruise ships to be built at the Litton-Ingalls shipyard in Mississippi with heavy federal subsidies. Project America was intended as a means of improving the competitiveness of American shipyards in performing commercial (non-military) construction, as well as creating the first American-registered passenger ships of any real size in decades. The Project America program collapsed in 2001, when American Classic Voyages Inc., the company that was to operate the ships under its United States Lines division, filed for bankruptcy.
Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd. acquired the partially-finished ship, and had her towed to Germany for completion as "Pride of America" for their newly-launched NCL America division. In the process, the ship was lengthened considerably, from 850 ft. to 920, growing from 72,000 gross tons to more than 80,000. Under NCL America, the ship was initially slated for completion in 2004, but the delivery date was pushed back to 2005 after a major storm hit the Lloyd Werft shipyard and caused considerable damage to the vessel, partially sinking her at its berth. A special exemption on the part of the US Government allowed the largely foreign-built ship to attain US registry.
After the transfer of Pride of Aloha and Pride of Hawaii, she is currently the only American registered major cruise ship serving the Hawaiian market from Honolulu. (wikipedia)

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[wanderlieder1]

I've been enjoying all of your videos. As I've been to many of the places you've filmed, I am reliving some very happy memories. But HOW did you get from Waimanu to Hilo so quickly!!! Did you skip a segment? How long was the hike from Waipio to Waimanu? I applaud your stamina!

[videofilmik]

@wanderlieder1 The distance from Kukuiheale outside of Waipio to Hilo is about 80kms. - a couple of hour drive.

We hiked from Kukuiheale down to Waipio then across and up to Waimanu and it took some 9 hours. Less on the way back.

[TheAnnafisher]

mahalo