David Pakele finds his motivational fire every time he looks at the mirror.
The Hilo senior defensive tackle is 5 feet 10 and 301 pounds, short for football bulldozers in the trenches.
Still, he hasn’t been overlooked. Last season, he was named to the All-BIIF first team, along with 14 other Vikings.
Pakele, offensive linemen Seth Fukushima and Chandler Kelii, and linebacker Rylen Kaniaupio are the only ones back.
Hilo’s quest for a BIIF Division I title threepeat will depend heavily on a defense that has a lot of holes to fill.
The Vikings lost all of their starters in the secondary.