Councilman Guy Enriques, 54, was born and raised in Ka‘u. He grew up at Punalu‘u where he learned his love for the ocean and fishing and lived a stone’s-throw from the waters of that beloved black sand beach. Mr. Enriques has made his home at Punalu‘u, and his family continues to operate the tiny Honu Apparel Shop at the black sand beach. He and his wife, Julie, are raising five boys: Cory, Evan, Emmett, Avery and Addison.

Mr. Enriques had his first taste of politics in high school where he was elected Ka‘u High School Student Body Vice President. He excelled in both academics (National Honor Society) and athletics, with emphasis on volleyball and basketball. Through athletics, Mr. Enriques earned a full college scholarship playing basketball at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. While attending UH Hilo, Guy was employed as a Hawai‘i County lifeguard, serving at Punalu‘u Beach. The skills he learned as an open water lifeguard still serve his community today.

After graduate school, Mr. Enriques taught at Gresham High School in Oregon for six years. Guy also began his volleyball coaching career at Gresham High School, where he led the team to their first-ever State Championship in 1986. Thereafter, he coached at Oregon State University as the Head Women’s Volleyball Coach, where he earned the PAC-10 Coach of the Year Award and remains the premier coach on record at OSU.

Before his candidacy, Guy was the Head Coach at Konawaena, Ka‘u and Kamehameha Schools. Mr. Enriques is entering his 23rd year as the owner/director of one of the largest team volleyball camps in the country.

Mr. Enriques has served on the Board of Directors for the Ka‘u Chamber of Commerce, the Hawaiian Civic Club of Ka‘u and ‘O Ka‘u Kakou, a community service organization he helped found in 2007.

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