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Computer glitch disrupts Hilo’s July 4 fireworks

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HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Independence Day revelers in Hilo had to wait more than 40 minutes for their Fourth of July fireworks show and then never got to see the promised grand finale. A pyrotechnician is blaming a computer glitch for the problems.

The show was set to start at 8 p.m., but the fireworks didn’t start exploding until about 8:45 p.m., the Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported (http://bit.ly/1oueq5O ). The show lasted six to eight minutes and there was no apparent finale.

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