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Men walk with heels Saturday during the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event in downtown Hilo.
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Kaena Hasegawa looks down at his red pumps during the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event Saturday in downtown Hilo.
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Sporting knee-high boots with tall heels, Doug Adams, Hawaii County director of Research and Development, holds onto his wife, Deb Lewis, as they walk together Saturday during the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event in downtown Hilo.
On Saturday morning, dozens of men strolled through downtown Hilo sporting high heels.
On Saturday morning, dozens of men strolled through downtown Hilo sporting high heels.
The YWCA hosted the annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes to honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Participants were asked to walk a mile in high heels to represent what it is like to walk in a domestic violence victim’s shoes.