Hawaii County
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- Population
- 205,769
- Area
- 4,028.43 sq mi (10,433.59 km²), 1,057.73 sq mi water
- Median age
- 44.3
- Households
- 74,072
- Persons per household
- 2.7
- Median household income
- $78,639
- Median house value
- $519,300
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
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Local News
Hilo Community Players present ‘Spring Awakening’
Hilo Community Players will bring the Tony Award-winning rock musical ‘Spring Awakening’ to the Keawe Theater, offering Hawaii Island audiences an emotionally charged theatrical experience about adolescence, identity, rebellion, desire and the difficult transition from childhood…
Hawaii Concert Society opens season this week
The Hawaii Concert Society’s first and second presentations of its 65th season feature a two-time Grammy Award nominated trio and a pianist recently awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant.
BIIF cross country: McDowell, Eckert clinch gold at Waiakea
HILO — It was third time’s the charm for Hawaii Prep’s Micah McDowell and Waiakea’s Shannon Eckert at Saturday’s BIIF cross country meet at Waiakea High.
BIIF cross country: McDowell, Eckert clinch gold at Waiakea
HILO — It was third time’s the charm for Hawaii Prep’s Micah McDowell and Waiakea’s Shannon Eckert at Saturday’s BIIF cross country meet at Waiakea High.
County: Electrical failure causes discharge of partially treated sewage in Hilo
The Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management reports that a “process bypass” occurred Monday night at the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant.