Hilo is the largest settlement in and the county seat of Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States, which encompasses the Island of Hawaiʻi, and is a census-designated place. The population was 44,186 according to the 2020 census. From Wikipedia
A two-foot non-venomous gopher snake was discovered in a container of Christmas trees, raising alarms about invasive species threats to the island's ecosystem.
