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Hilo has a population of 43,263, according to the 2010 Census. You are correct that it is very lush, far more so than Honolulu and indeed more so than any other town of any decent size in Hawaii.
Really? Maybe I wasn't looking at the greater metro area, I thought it was just around 10,000 or so. Guess I was wrong.
I would also add Key West to the list. It's got about 50,000 people I think, it's also very lush and is Tropical. It's certainly a contender. Very beautiful place.
Really? Maybe I wasn't looking at the greater metro area, I thought it was just around 10,000 or so. Guess I was wrong.
I would also add Key West to the list. It's got about 50,000 people I think, it's also very lush and is Tropical. It's certainly a contender. Very beautiful place.
The population figure I gave you is for the Census Designated Place, which basically covers what I would consider to be just Hilo, not a larger metropolitan area.
Hopefully the link will work right, but here's a map showing the Hilo CDP:
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The population of Key West is 24,649. (It just feels more crowded with all the tourists!)
The population figure I gave you is for the Census Designated Place, which basically covers what I would consider to be just Hilo, not a larger metropolitan area.
Hopefully the link will work right, but here's a map showing the Hilo CDP:
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The population of Key West is 24,649. (It just feels more crowded with all the tourists!)
Oh, thanks lol.
I've never been to either place, but would certainly love too. I was just under the impression that both Key West and Hilo were small towns. To which by my standards they still are, as Cities to me have several hundred thousand to millions of people.
I would love to see Hawaii and The Keys! Probably Hawaii first because I hear it's natural beauty is breathtaking. I'm sure The Keys are beautiful too, but not on the same scale as Hawaii, and Key West has a bit of a reputation for being a crazy drunk party town, and I'm not really into that. I want to see the Keys for the history and fishing, and Hemingway house.
If Miami and Key West aren't considered tropical by some people, then they would have to consider the Bahamas and Cuba to also not be tropical, because they also rarely get low temps in the 30s. Miami and south in Florida are most certainly tropical in climate!
I've never been to either place, but would certainly love too. I was just under the impression that both Key West and Hilo were small towns. To which by my standards they still are, as Cities to me have several hundred thousand to millions of people.
I would love to see Hawaii and The Keys! Probably Hawaii first because I hear it's natural beauty is breathtaking. I'm sure The Keys are beautiful too, but not on the same scale as Hawaii, and Key West has a bit of a reputation for being a crazy drunk party town, and I'm not really into that. I want to see the Keys for the history and fishing, and Hemingway house.
I've been to both, and I agree with your assessment. The Keys are indeed beautiful (be sure and drive to Key West via the Overseas Highway, U.S. 1, as opposed to flying directly there), but it's not on the same scale as Hawaii. And you're right about Key West being a party town. Hilo is much, much more low-key. Even though its population is larger, it feels smaller to me, because it's not so crowded in like Key West is.
For people who like parties and an active bar scene and nightlife, Key West is paradise, and Hilo will bore them to tears. For people who like calm, quiet, and peaceful small towns, Hilo is wonderful. To be fair, Key West actually does offer traces of that sort of thing as well . . . but only traces. Both places offer exquisite natural beauty, though Hilo (and its environs, especially the Hamakua Coast) comes out on top, IMO. Both places also offer charming historical properties (e.g. Hemingway house) and a pleasant ambiance.
Though Hilo is far better suited to my own temperament, I've enjoyed visiting both places. I hope you'll get the chance to see them too.
As someone who lived in South Florida for years, I would venture to say that the lushest tropical area of the U.S. is coastal mainland Miami-Dade County, FL south of the Rickenbacker Casueway.
Hong Kong wins (for sun intensity ) AND winter low temperatures. I am not surprised because it is TROPICAL.
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Honolulu, Hilo, San Juan, and Guam are the tropical places in the United States of America, NOT any part of Florida.
I live in New Orleans Louisiana and I can grow Mangoes and coconut palms.... I've been to both Miami and San Juan and in my opinion Miami is prettier and more modern. Spain isn't around the equator but it has zone 12 cities. in Miami I have seen Banyans, coconut palms, bottle palms, mangoes, star fruit, durians, koas, rainbow shower trees, and more. These can all grow there with no protection. New Orleans is a subtropical zone 9b city and I grow heliconias, ixora, seagrapes, Hawaiian ti plants, cannonball tree, pink shower tree, bird of paradise, bottle palms, hibiscus, bananas, philodendrons, and more. The only plant that needs little protection is the cannonball tree. Bermuda isn't close to the equator but is tropical.
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