Historic Charmer: Restored Victorian Home In Hilo's Cultural District!

Victorian mansion in hilo hawaii journey across the old wooden bridge onto “reeds island”.

In the interview below, christine and david reed, longtime residents, share some memories and perspective on hilo’s relevance today.

Explore the town and stop at 21 places to discover.

Webhistoric hilo town on hawai‘i island is rich in history and home to a vibrant and growing small business community.

This grand historic property is located in the heart of hilo town in a prestigious area known to locals as reeds island.

Reed, an english sea captain, helped kamehameha unite the islands.

The history of hilo begins much earlier, however, with the arrival of the polynesians in 1100 ad.

In 1856, william h.

Websituated on the wailuku river, reed's island was once home to royal hawaiian families and is only minutes from hilo's historic downtown, bay front and the popular famers market.

A finger of lava separated by a river and a stream.

HOUSE: W. H. Shipman House, Hilo, Hawaii, built in 1899 [N. Wowicki

In 1856, william h.

Websituated on the wailuku river, reed's island was once home to royal hawaiian families and is only minutes from hilo's historic downtown, bay front and the popular famers market.

A finger of lava separated by a river and a stream.

Webthe house reflects a century of hilo’s history, one filled with grandeur, decline, restoration, and preservation.

Reed leased a strip of land in hilo from king kamehameha iv.

Hula your way to hawaiian paradise when you book this fully restored 1960's vacation rental house!

Webtwo decades after hilo expanded inland in the 1960s, the downtown district found a new purpose as the city’s cultural center and is home to a variety of galleries, museums, and the iconic palace theatre.