Whether they accept the telescopes or not, most Hilo residents are proud of the astronomical reputation their city now enjoys. Telescopes and stargazing are now so much a part of life in Hilo that it's impossible to imagine the city without them.
不管是坦然接受或者反對，大部分的希洛人，還是對這塊土地因緣際會發展出來的天文特色感到驕傲；「望遠鏡」和「觀星」，也早已深入本地人的生活脈絡，成為這個小鎮無法分割的一部分。