Hilo

[hee-loh]

noun

1. a seaport on the east coast of the Island of Hawaii in southeastern Hawaii, and the island’s largest city.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hilo¹

From Hawaiian Hilo, traditionally translated as “to twist”

Example Sentences

Marymount did not drop a set en route to the Hawaiian Island Labor Day Classic title in Hilo in late August.

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Ronald Ibarra, a retired state judge who was formerly chief judge of the Third Circuit Court in Hilo, will evaluate claims as the fund’s administrator.

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But it is also home to a few small cities, including the county seat of Hilo, which has a population of roughly 45,000.

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Light shaking was felt in Hilo, the island’s largest town, and Kailua-Kona, home to many of the island’s resorts on its western coast.

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The samples they collected are now in a University of Hawaii lab in Hilo, on the Big Island.

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