See also: hilo, hiló, and hilo-

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Etymology

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From Hawaiian Hilo, of uncertain etymology but possibly related to hilo (to twist).

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Hilo

  1. The largest town on the island of Hawaii, in Hawaii County, Hawaii, located at the eastern corner of the island.

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Hawaiian

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Etymology 1

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Cognate of Maori Whiro, Rarotongan ʻiro and Tahitian Firo.[1]

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Hilo (sense 4)

Hilo

  1. first night of new moon in the old Hawaiian calendar
  2. (Hawaiian mythology) a Polynesian navigator
  3. a male given name from Hawaiian, rare today

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  1. ^ Williams, H. W. (1928 September) “The Nights of the Moon”, in The Journal of the Polynesian Society[1], volume 37, number 3(147), pages 338–356

Etymology 2

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From hilo “to twist” (i.e. twisting of new ropes by Kamehameha I's men to anchor their guarded wa‘a) related to Maori whiro ~ whirowhiro and tawhiro plus Tongan filo

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Hilo

  1. Hilo (a town in eastern Hawaii)
  2. the eastern area of the island of Hawaii