Hilo
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6.3
- proper noun
- /ˈhiːloʊ/
- Buy the food in Hilo or Kailua-Kona before you go to the park.
- Hilo, Hawaii
- Hilo, HI
- Hilo laboratory
Examples
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The ARS repository at Hilo houses many kinds of lychee that are grown in Hawaii.
Academic text (2004) -
That's why Agricultural Research Service scientists in Hilo, Hawaii, and Weslaco, Texas, are exploring its potential.
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So, you know, I might be in Hilo shining shoes right now.
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I was growing up in Hilo, HI, and my science fair project was to build a model of the Bay, Hilo Bay in Hawaii.
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Yoshimoto, an attorney, was elected to the District 2 seat in Hilo in the Aug. 11 primary election.
Blog text (15) -
The park entrance is on Highway 11 about 30 miles southwest of Hilo or 96 miles southeast of Kailua-Kona.
Academic text (2004) -
There are some attractive botanical gardens, and as you drive the road north of Hilo, you will come to waterfall after waterfall.
Academic text (2004) -
Sarah Palin claims to have attended school at Hawaii Hilo and graduated from the University of Idaho in Moscow.
Blog text (15) -
Cunningham directs the ARS Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Research Laboratory headquartered in Hilo.
Academic text (1996) -
I need to visit Hilo to pick up my grandmother from the airport.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hilo comes from the Hawaiian word hilo, which means 'to twist' or 'to join'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a place where paths, streams, and people 'come together', which fits Hilo as the island's largest town.