Downtown Hilo Gets a Fresh Coat of Paint

By Sherry Bracken • Jul 10, 2013

Downtown Hilo
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Here's a quiz. What does Hilo have in common with Halifax, Nova Scotia--Macon, Georgia--Joplin, Missouri--and Placerville, California? HPR's Sherry Bracken has the answer, from the Big Island of Hawaii.

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