HiloHawaii
Hilo is the largest settlement in and the county seat of Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States, which encompasses the Island of Hawaiʻi. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined the community as a census-designated place (CDP).
Intro: Wikipedia
About Hilo
Hilo, HI is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern Hawaii.
Hilo holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 53.61 square miles.
📰 Hilo News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Hilo Unique
- The only place in America named Hilo — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Island living in the Pacific — year-round tropical climate.
- Positioned in southeastern Hawaii, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Hilo
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Hilo
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Wailoa Center · Museum
- Fun Factory · Arcade
- Hawaii Japanese Center · Museum
- Kaumana Caves · Attraction
- Kaūmana Caves County Park · Attraction
- Panaewa Rainforest Zoo · Zoo
- Tilt · Arcade
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hilo
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Hilo
- Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School
- Connections - New Century PCS
- Ernest Bowen DeSilva Elementary School
- Haaheo Elementary School
- Hilo High School
- Hilo Intermediate School
- Hilo Union Elementary School
- Kaumana Elementary School
- Ke Ana Laahana - PCS
- Keaukaha Elementary School
- Waiakea Elementary School
- Waiakea High School
- Waiakea Intermediate School
- Waiakeawaena Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Hilo Benioff Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.