Hilo, Hawaii
Originally, the name Hilo applied to the whole district of Hilo, now divided into South Hilo District and North Hilo District.  When William Ellis visited in 1823, the main settlement in Hilo district was Waiākea on Hilo Bay.  Missionaries came to the district in the early to middle 1800s, founding several churches, notably Haili Church, in the area of modern Hilo.