Hilo
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hilo
From Hawaiian Hilo, traditionally translated as “to twist”
Example Sentences
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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.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
Drummond died of cancer Monday in Hilo, Hawaii, according to a statement from her family.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023
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 history of the 1960 tsunami starts with an even deadlier tsunami that hit the same island in 1946, before Hawaii’s statehood, according to Cindi Preller, the director of the Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2023
One man who heard the wailing of the brothers and knew of the coming of Hina went to his house, took his wife and children and ran by way of Hilo to Puna-luu.
From Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian by Westervelt, W. D. (William Drake)
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