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Hilo / ˈ h iː l oʊ / (Hawaiian pronunciation:) is the largest settlement in and the county seat of Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States, [1] which encompasses the Island of Hawaiʻi, and is a census-designated place (CDP).
According to Chicano artist and writer José Antonio Burciaga: . Caló originally defined the Spanish gypsy dialect. But Chicano Caló is the combination of a few basic influences: Hispanicized English; Anglicized Spanish; and the use of archaic 15th-century Spanish words such as truje for traje (brought, past tense of verb 'to bring'), or haiga, for haya (from haber, to have).
The origins of the word predate the 1778 arrival of Captain James Cook, as recorded in several chants stemming from that time. [4] [5] The term was generally given to people of European descent; however, as more distinct terms began to be applied to individual European cultures and other non-European nations, the word haole began to refer mostly to Americans, including American Blacks (who ...
In Gascon, the [h] articulation is generalized across all positions, whereas in Spanish, it primarily occurs before vowels, with some exceptions (notably before the diphthong 'ue'). Examples of Allophone Realization in Spanish: FATU > hado (also in cast.) FESTA > hèsta, cast. fiesta; FILU > híu, cast. hilo or filo; FLORE > hlor, cast. flor
Hilo is located on the eastern, windward side of the island, enjoying abundance of rainfall, and therefore includes the island's most populated town, also called Hilo. [ 1 ] (3) North Hilo and (2) South Hilo Districts are located in the east coast of Hawaii County ( the Big Island ).
Nov. 29—The Hilo Medical Center Foundation on Tuesday announced a landmark $1 million grant to help it expand health services and address the workforce shortage on the island of Hawaii.
Hawaiian (ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, pronounced [ʔoːˈlɛlo həˈvɐjʔi]) [7] is a Polynesian language and critically endangered language of the Austronesian language family that takes its name from Hawaiʻi, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed.
An autopsy determined that Stanley Walker II, of Pensacola, Fla., whose body was found in one of the pools of Boiling Pots near downtown Hilo, had drowned, police said today.