Dozens of University of Hawaii fans greeted the Warriors at Honolulu Airport yesterday to wish them well in the Sugar Bowl. Clockwise from top left; Warrior linebacker Blaze Soares taped festivities before boarding the plane. Warrior Adam Leonard boarded the plane bound for New Orleans yesterday. Punter Timothy Grasso signed Taryn Imano's shirt, while her mother, Shari Imano, holding Taylor, waited for her turn.
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