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Hilo is located on the "Big Island" of Hawaii, and is the second largest settlement in the state. Hilo is on the eastern side of the island of Hawaii and houses the seat of the Big Island's government. Hilo is home to the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and also home to the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation, one of the world's leading producers of macadamia nuts.
The island of Hawaii is the youngest and largest of the Hawaiian Islands, and the most varied in landscape-with striking black sand beaches, tropical rain forests, alpine terrain, and lava rock landscapes.
Take a shore excursion to the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden and walk through green gardens and cascading waterfalls or to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, home to three volcanoes: Mauna Kea - the highest peak in the Pacific Basin; Mauna Loa - the largest mountain in the world; and Kilauea - the actively erupting volcano on the island. You may also wish to travel 11 miles north of Hilo to Akaka Falls, a spectacular 422-feet waterfall.
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