Hylians are not related to elves in any way, because elves are not in any Zelda game.

Are Hylians elves?

Artwork depicting Hylians from A Link to the Past Physically, Hylians resemble the other races of humans, and the only difference appearance-wise between them is the Hylians’ long, elf-like ears that supposedly enable them to hear special messages from the goddesses, though Gerudo and Sheikah also possess pointed ears.

What are Hylians based on?

The long pointed ears of elves that the Hylians appear to be based on are a product of western folklore and modern fantasy. Almost all fantasy games have been influenced in many ways by certain myths and legends, and this is common because fantasy-genre books have influenced games for many years.

Hylians like Link and Zelda are white, have blonde hair, blue eyes. And they follow the Hylian religion which believes in 3 goddesses like Din, Nayru, and Farore. And it seems awfully similar to Ancient European Paganism and many of the Nazis were Pagan.