Hilo Live Cam

Hilo is a historic town located on the eastern side of the Big Island of Hawaii. The town has a rich cultural and historical significance that dates back to the Polynesian settlers who first arrived in the area more than a thousand years ago.

The town of Hilo was officially founded in the early 19th century by the ruling chief of Hawaii, King Kamehameha I. He saw the potential of the area for agriculture and established a plantation to grow crops like sugar cane and coffee. As the plantation grew, so did the town of Hilo, and it quickly became a center of commerce and trade on the Big Island.

In the late 1800s, Hilo experienced a period of rapid growth due to the booming sugar industry. Many wealthy sugar plantation owners built large homes and estates in the area, and Hilo became known as the "sugar capital" of the world.