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It was only two seasons ago that Honokaa had to forfeit a playoff game — capping its first winless season of BIIF football — because the Dragons didn’t have enough players.
There even were whispers of Honokaa having to go the eight-man route to sustain its program.
This preseason, Honokaa had a different problem altogether. Coach Hana Hanohano was afraid he was going to have to start cutting players because of a large turnout.
“We were running out of equipment, we were running out of helmets,” Hanohano said.