This week: Suzanne Aguilar, Kaua‘i Community College student, Koloa By The Garden Island • Family Suzanne’s two children are involved with Kaua‘i Pop Warner. Son Princeton “Hoku” Yamaguchi plays in Koloa, and daughter Spencer Aguilar, 5, is starting with the
This week: Suzanne Aguilar, Kaua‘i Community College student, Koloa
By The Garden Island
• Family Suzanne’s two children are involved with Kaua‘i Pop Warner.
Son Princeton “Hoku” Yamaguchi plays in Koloa, and daughter Spencer Aguilar, 5, is starting with the cheer program in Kapa‘a. Hoku, 10, attends Kahili Adventist School.
Suzanne lives in Koloa.
• Employment For the past five years, Suzanne has enrolled in a wide range of classes at Kaua‘i Community College, and is planning to receive a bachelor’s degree in social science.
“I am interested in social science because it covers political, economic and social issues. I think social impacts are often overlooked,” she said.
Aguilar works part time at the Poipu Beach Resort Association as a marketing assistant for special projects.
This May she was appointed to the County of Kaua‘i Civil Service Commission, where she’s learning more about government, and wants to foster innovative ideas to improve the process.
One issue is how people’s talents and passions can connect people with the issues the community is facing. She also said she plans to run for public office in the future.
• What do you like about living on Kaua‘i? “The beauty of the island and the lifestyle of the people.” • What would you change about Kaua‘i? “I would be very cautious about who we do business with and I would not like to see our traditional values be compromised for greed.
“I am really concerned about the welfare of our local residents and their stability.
“What I don’t want to see is people who come here and recreate their complicated lifestyles.
“What I want to let people know is that the local residents are not racist. They have always taken but given back, so everyone has enough. Limited resources are causing hostility, I will admit that, but there wouldn’t be hostility if the playing field were equal. The local way is not ‘take, take, take’ so there isn’t enough to go around.
“It’s not going to get any better unless our elected officials act on what the community needs.”
