The Projector: Pre-holiday Food Bank, UH Football and Where Rail Meets Highway

Food Bank Finds Kekoa Eter, 2, clutches boxes of cereal after his mother stopped off at the Kaumakapili Church food bank on Wednesday. Scores of people arrived at 6 a.m. to await donated canned goods and cereal from various churches and nonprofit groups on the day before Thanksgiving.
Helping Hands Volunteer Alfredo Garcia, right, assists a food recipient by carrying a large bag of canned goods upstairs at the Kaumakapili Church food bank.
By the Bagful Volunteer Kim Thai of Honolulu works with bags containing canned goods during the Kaumakapili Church food bank.
The Small Version An architectural model of Aloha Stadium on display in an entrance to the full-size version.
The Real Deal Aloha Stadium is all too spacious for the turnout at the University of Hawaii's season finale football game Saturday against UNLV.
Pregame Show Lance Williams leads his Rainbow Warrior teammates in pregame chants Saturday.
Plenty of Elbow Room A pair of fans have a section of the stadium to themselves during the Saturday night game.
Crowd-Surfing University of Hawaii cheerleaders head onto the field before the game as the band plays the 'Hawaii 5-0' theme song.
Pausing to Pray Some of the UH football players join a pre-game prayer in the north end zone.
Saying Aloha Senior members of the UH football team pose for a group photograph after the Warriors pull out a last-second victory in their final home game.
Crossing the Road Concrete pier foundations for the rail project rise up near where the H1 and H2 freeways merge north of Leeward Community College on Tuesday.
Waipahu to Pearl City Rebar frames the concrete pier foundations for the rail system near Leeward Community College. The work will result in nighttime H1 lane closures.

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