‘Braiding the voices of Hilo’

HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald Downtown Improvement Association board members wear the new HILO logo t-shirts Wednesday evening during their board of directors meeting at American Savings Bank in Hilo. The logo was designed by Sig and Kuha’o Zane. It incorporates the Hilo braid to represent the new mission statement, “Braiding the voices of Hilo – moving forward together” with the three districts of Hilo are listed below the design. The back of the T-shirt features the phase “Hilo pa’a ‘ia ke aloha i na Hilo,” which means, “Bound is the aloha for all of Hilo.” To purchase a T-shirt for $20 visit the DIA office at 203 Kilauea Street in Hilo and ask for Sita. The T-shirts come in beige in sizes small-XXL or white in small or medium.