Hilo (pronounced "Hee-low") is the second largest city in Hawai\'i and the seat of government for the Big Island of Hawai\'i.
The bay is still active with.
It was from here that King Kamehameha the Great launched his fleet of war canoes to conquer the Hawaiian Islands and, later, where whaling ships and schooners dropped their cargoes of sailors, missionaries, and sundry goods.
Giant trees shade its avenues, and a string of picturesque beach parks line the crescent-shaped shoreline of Hilo Bay.
Hilo (pronounced "Hee-low") is the second largest city in Hawai\'i and the seat of government for the Big Island of Hawai\'i