Hilo
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hilo
From Hawaiian Hilo, traditionally translated as “to twist”
Example Sentences
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At Ellison Onizuka Kona International - Big Island's largest airport - 40% of flights were grounded, according to flightaware.com, while 80% of flights were called off at the island's other main airport, Hilo International.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
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.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
NOIRLab, the NSF-run coordinating center for ground-based astronomy, first announced the detection of an apparent cyberattack on its Gemini North telescope in Hilo, Hawaii, in a 1 August press release.
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 W. D. Westervelt
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