Positioned like a pumpkin stem on the soft underside of her round little tummy is Charlotte Gordon’s insulin pump.

McKinley and Kapolei high schoolers’ artwork will be on display as part of a nationwide safe teen-driving campaign, Project Ignition, through Nov. 7 at the Hawai’i State Library, 478 S. King St. The chosen artwork — also to be emblazoned on TheBus, as bumper stickers and in magnetic vinyl — came from about 10 students, and the winning works brought in $5,000 from State Farm and the National Youth Leadership Council. The money was used for materials and will also help send the top students to present the work in Tennessee in March; 951-1160.

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Architects Hawaii Limited is holding its 20th annual pumpkin-carving contest this year. AHL Carvers offer these tips: