If you’re happy and you know it, you might live in Hilo. ADVERTISING If you’re happy and you know it, you might live in Hilo. The town is one of 10 locales named to Coastal Living magazine’s annual list of
If you’re happy and you know it, you might live in Hilo.
The town is one of 10 locales named to Coastal Living magazine’s annual list of America’s “happiest seaside towns.” The unranked list of happiest towns was released Tuesday and appears in the magazine’s February issue.
Online voting will determine which town is No. 1 for happiness.
“We’ve selected a Hawaiian finalist four of five years, but no Hawaiian town has been named the ultimate winner yet,” Coastal Living editor Steele Marcoux said in a statement to the Tribune-Herald.
Two Maui spots, Lahaina and Paia Town, were named finalists in previous contests. Haleiwa on Oahu was ranked eighth last year.
The 10 finalists are chosen by Coastal Living editors from an initial field of more than 300 nominees. Once a town appears as a finalist, it cannot be on future lists and is retired from the rankings.
From there, factors such as air quality, healthiness of beaches, percentage of sunny days, commute times, crime rates, walk-ability, standard of living and financial well-being of the local population are taken into account, according to Coastal Living.
Voting for the happiest seaside town in America takes place online at www.coastalliving.com/happytowns2016 and runs through Jan. 25.
