Cell towers in Hilo, Hawaii
The FCC register lists 26 antenna structures in and around Hilo. That is the 2nd highest count of any place in Hawaii.
Overview
26 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Hilo, HI.
Density works out to 0.49 registered structures per square mile of land area.
At a median of 27 m (89 ft), structures here run 8.4% shorter than the Hawaii median of 30 m (97 ft).
The mix here is 5 lattice towers, 4 monopoles — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1973, the newest in 2024 — 51 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Tower | 6 | 23% |
| Pole | 5 | 19% |
| Lattice tower | 5 | 19% |
| Monopole | 4 | 15% |
| Not specified | 2 | 8% |
| Building with tower | 2 | 8% |
| Building with antenna | 1 | 4% |
| Building | 1 | 4% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Cellco Partnership Carrier | 3 | 12% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 3 | 12% |
| Hawaii, County Of Government | 2 | 8% |
| State of Hawaiidepartment of Hawaiian Home Lands Government | 2 | 8% |
| T-mobile West LLC Carrier | 2 | 8% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 26| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 m (185 ft) | Tower | 1985 | Hilo Tower LLC | 99298 |
| 48 m (157 ft) | Building with tower | 2002 | Gray Local Media, INC. | 2634517 |
| 48 m (157 ft) | Not specified | 1994 | State of Hawaiidepartment of Hawaiian Home Lands | 99857 |
| 47 m (155 ft) | Pole | 2017 | American Towers LLC | 2702093 |
| 46 m (150 ft) | Tower | 1980 | Island Airwaves, INC. | 2626748 |
| 43 m (141 ft) | Not specified | 1997 | State of Hawaiidepartment of Hawaiian Home Lands | 127141 |
| 42 m (137 ft) | Building | 2020 | T-mobile West LLC | 2703657 |
| 37 m (120 ft) | Tower | 2002 | Hawaii, County Of | 2609274 |
| 36 m (119 ft) | Building with tower | 1973 | Cellco Partnership | 2599765 |
| 32 m (104 ft) | Monopole | 2017 | Towerco V, LLC | 2701582 |
| 31 m (102 ft) | Monopole | 2017 | American Towers LLC | 2703525 |
| 31 m (100 ft) | Tower | 1999 | County of Hawaii | 620675 |
| 28 m (92 ft) | Building with antenna | 2016 | T-mobile West LLC | 2696168 |
| 26 m (86 ft) | Lattice tower | 2000 | American Towers LLC | 2601237 |
| 26 m (84 ft) | Pole | 2013 | Octagon Towers, LLC | 2684182 |
| 24 m (80 ft) | Lattice tower | 2016 | Hawaii Electric Light Company, INC. | 2696118 |
| 23 m (75 ft) | Lattice tower | 2024 | Hawaii, State Of | 2687841 |
| 22 m (73 ft) | Lattice tower | 2012 | Hawaii, County Of | 2680388 |
| 20 m (65 ft) | Lattice tower | 1989 | Federal Aviation Administration | 2693286 |
| 20 m (65 ft) | Monopole | 2015 | Cellco Partnership | 2694075 |
| 20 m (65 ft) | Pole | 2000 | Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency, County of Hawaii | 2606394 |
| 19 m (63 ft) | Tower | 1999 | T-mobile West Tower LLC | 2661708 |
| 18 m (60 ft) | Pole | 2006 | Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLC | 2651346 |
| 17 m (55 ft) | Monopole | 1980 | Global Tower, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC | 2688150 |
| 15 m (50 ft) | Pole | 2004 | Vbt Sub 2 LLC | 2636512 |
When they were registered
| 1970s | 1 | 4% |
| 1980s | 4 | 15% |
| 1990s | 4 | 15% |
| 2000s | 7 | 27% |
| 2010s | 8 | 31% |
| 2020s | 2 | 8% |
Nearby places
About this data
Figures are drawn from the FCC's public antenna structure register (2026-08-23). It covers structures that need registering — broadly those over 200 feet or close to an airport — and not the many shorter installations that carry mobile traffic.
The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.
"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.