Hilo, Hawaii

Hilo (Hee-lo) moku was a busy farming and fishing area in ancient times, then evolved into a commercial center for the sugar industry. The town of Hilo, built around the crescent-shaped bay, became the seat of county government. In 1946 it was nearly swallowed by a tsunami, and another hit in 1960. But Hilo's waterfront was rebuilt, and today downtown is an appealing area with restored clapboard buildings, good restaurants, museums, art galleries, a farmer's market and interesting little shops—all of it great for exploring on foot.

Hilo, with its own international airport, is growing into a small city. It's always lush and green thanks to being blessed with generous rainfall—though some locals swear most of that must come only between bedtime and breakfast.

On the outskirts of town there's more—lush parks, pocket beaches, storybook waterfalls, tropical gardens. Bring an umbrella if you wish, but definitely bring yourself to Hilo if you want a true sense of the Big Island.

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[TDMinc]

All these videos are way

too touristy. It's not the REAL Hawaii.

[MikeTelivision]

thumbs up if u looked Hilo up because Ryan Higa used to live there

[RuckaRuckaJank]

Haha I was just biking through this like an hour ago

[doghappy101]

hey i used to live in Hilo Hawaii and i went to the Lyman museum and go to that Japaneses garden all the time like 3 times a week i even live near but then i have to move to Washington, oh and i went to the waterfall also and saw the monarc festival!

[ThePeacefulAngel]

@hatebunny1, lol, same here :))

@RaiCoconut, hes talkin` about ryan higa, aka nigahiga :P

[Sdwaffle]

@Shamwowoo ya i now

[TheRealHero1]

the only museum I wanna visit in Hilo is BJ Penn's training camp

[RaiCoconut]

ryan who?

[5233484]

tsunami on the way....

[hatebunny1]

i only checked out hilo because this is were ryan lives at and i didnt know it was in hawii/!:):):):):)