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Tucked away at the gates to Hilo Wharf on Kūhiō Street is the mile 0 marker for Route 19. One block later, it then turns right onto Kalanianaʻole Avenue, running between the waters of Hilo Bay and the Runway 8/26 of Hilo International Airport, before crossing Kanoelehua Avenue (Route 11) and Banyan Drive where the name changes to Kamehameha ...
Hawaii Route 2000 is a 6.2-mile (10.0 km) road on the island of Hawaii, in the state of Hawaii. The road's western terminus is at Hawaii Route 200 (known as the Saddle Road). The eastern terminus is at Hawaii Route 11 (known as the Hawaii Belt Road) in Hilo where the Prince Kūhiō Plaza shopping center is located. [15]
Hilo expanded as sugar plantations in the surrounding area created jobs and drew in many workers from Asia. For example, by 1887, 26,000 Chinese workers worked in Hawai'i's sugar cane plantations, [8] one of which was the Hilo Sugar Mill. At that time, the Hilo Sugar Mill produced 3,500 tons of sugar annually. [9] Hilo, Hawaii, 1907 Hilo Iron ...
Mountain View is located on the east side of the island of Hawaii, also known as the Big Island, at (19.539730, -155.141348 It is bordered by Kurtistown to the northeast, Hawaiian Acres to the east, Fern Acres and Eden Roc to the southeast, Fern Forest to the south, and Volcano to the southwest.
Hilo Bay is sometimes called "the tsunami capital of the United States". [7] The bay's topography steers tsunamis to Hilo from earthquakes in active areas such as Chile and the Aleutian Islands. [8] The April 1, 1946, tsunami from the 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake killed by between 165 and 173 people in Hilo Bay. [9]
Hawaii Route 11 passes through the community, leading north 10 miles (16 km) to Hilo and southwest 20 miles (32 km) to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. According to the United States Census Bureau , the Kurtistown CDP has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.4 km 2 ), all of it land.
Hawaii Route 19 passes through the community, leading southeast 34 miles (55 km) to Hilo and west 21 miles (34 km) to Waimea. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km 2 ), of which 1.0 square mile (2.7 km 2 ) is land and 0.0 square miles (0.1 km 2 ), or 4.14%, is water.
Papaikou is located on the east side of the island of Hawaii at (19.794022, -155.096531 Hawaii Route 19 passes through the community, leading south 5 miles (8 km) to Hilo and northwest 37 miles (60 km) to Honokaa.