Hilo
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hilo
From Hawaiian Hilo, traditionally translated as “to twist”
Example Sentences
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Marymount did not drop a set en route to the Hawaiian Island Labor Day Classic title in Hilo in late August.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2025
But it is also home to a few small cities, including the county seat of Hilo, which has a population of roughly 45,000.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Angela Fa’anunu, assistant professor of sustainable tourism at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, said the topic of tourism in the state is so sensitive because it’s layered onto the history of colonialism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
In response to the incident, NOIRLab powered down all operations at the International Gemini Observatory, which runs the Hilo telescope and its twin, Gemini South, on Cerro Tololo mountain in Chile.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 18, 2023
The most weird of all the rough places through which the Wailuku river flows is that known as the basin of Rainbow Falls near Hilo.
From Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina by Westervelt, W. D.
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