Experience to Lead
Experience to Lead
Leadership doesn’t begin with a title — it’s built through years of service, responsibility, problem‑solving, and bringing people together to accomplish meaningful goals. Throughout my life, I’ve been fortunate to lead in many areas: education, athletics, community service, environmental stewardship, event organizing, and public service.
Leadership isn’t about being in charge. It’s about inspiring people to recognize opportunities, reach for them, and become better because of them. I’ve spent a lifetime in leadership roles, and I want to use that experience to deliver real and visible results for all of us. But opportunity doesn’t show up on its own — we cannot sit back and wait for something to happen. We have to go out and grab it.
That journey begins with participation. It begins with voting, encouraging others to vote, and believing that our communities deserve strong, experienced leadership rooted in service, integrity, and aloha.
Together, we can turn ideas into action and create meaningful opportunities for the future of District 6.
Leadership Experience
Serving a very productive term as District 6 Councilman in 2008, gives Guy a huge advantage in bringing his Project List to fruition.
Guy’s ability to connect key people that have the experience, knowledge and influence to get the job done in a single term is vital to producing REAL and VISIBLE results.
- Flew to Washington, DC, met with Senator Daniel Inouye to secure $18.9 million dollars to build the Ka’u County Shelter and Gym.
- Secured the $500K budget to drill the potable water well in Ocean View
- Wrote Bill 239 that keeps water at all County spigots free of charge
Leadership Roles
Student Leadership: 1 year
- Ka’u High School - Student Body Vice President - 1972
Teaching: 10 years
- Hanford HS, WA - 1978-80
- Gresham HS, OR - 1980-86
- Honaunau Elem/MS, HI - 1994-96
Volleyball Coach: 48 years
- Hanford HS, WA - 1978-80
- Gresham HS, OR - 1980-86 (Oregon State HS Coach of the Year)
- Oregon State University Head Women’s Coach - 1986-91 (PAC 10 Coach of the Year)
- Guy Enriques Team Camp - 1986- Present
- Portland Community College Rock Creek Campus - 1991-93
- Konawaena HS Volleyball - 1994-98
- UH-Hilo Assistant Volleyball Coach - 1998-2000
- Ka’u High School Volleyball Coach - 2000-03
- Kamehameha Schools (Kea’au) High School Volleyball Coach - 2003-24
Hawaii County Council District 6: 2008-10
Hawaii Island Labor Day Classic (Volleyball Tournament): 2020-present
Founder and Director - Malama Pono Punalu’u: 2022-present
Founder and Director - O’ Ka’u Kakou (OKK)
- First President, Organizer and Host - 13 years
Founder & Organizer of OKK Keiki Fishing Tournament (13 yrs)
The goal for the OKK Keiki Fishing tournament is to bring our families and community together to enjoy one of our most sacred places in Ka’u, Punalu’u Black Sand Beach. The event gave both parents and children the opportunity to spend quality time together as a family and as a community.
Founder of Mālama Pono Punalu’u
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Mālama Pono Punalu’u’s mission is to protect our endangered species and to preserve and maintain the natural beauty of Punalu’u. The Enriques Family owns and runs a Lei Stand, which is currently 51 years old and is responsible for providing funding and support for the organization’s activities.
Mālama Pono Initiatives:
Assist with Honu’ea Nesting Protection
Creating and Posting Beach Informational Signage
Creating and Posting Beach Informational Signage
Creating and Posting Beach Informational Signage
Creating and Posting Beach Informational Signage
Creating and Posting Beach Informational Signage
Creating and Posting Beach Informational Signage
Creating and Posting Beach Informational Signage
Setting up space barriers for basking Monk Seals and Honu
Setting up space barriers for basking Monk Seals and Honu
Setting up space barriers for basking Monk Seals and Honu
Setting up space barriers for basking Monk Seals and Honu
Setting up space barriers for basking Monk Seals and Honu
Setting up space barriers for basking Monk Seals and Honu
Setting up space barriers for basking Monk Seals and Honu
Beach Clean Ups after storms and high surf
Setting up space barriers for basking Monk Seals and Honu
Setting up space barriers for basking Monk Seals and Honu
Beach Clean Ups after storms and high surf
Partnership with UH Hilo, NOA, DLNR in Turtle tagging and health monitoring
Partnership with UH Hilo, NOA, DLNR in Turtle tagging and health monitoring
Partnership with UH Hilo, NOA, DLNR in Turtle tagging and health monitoring
Partnership with UH Hilo, NOA, DLNR in Turtle tagging and health monitoring
Partnership with UH Hilo, NOA, DLNR in Turtle tagging and health monitoring
Partnership with UH Hilo, NOA, DLNR in Turtle tagging and health monitoring
Partnership with UH Hilo, NOA, DLNR in Turtle tagging and health monitoring
Partnership with UH Hilo, NOA, DLNR in Turtle tagging and health monitoring
Providing Punalu’u Beach Education for Local Schools
Naupaka planting to prevent sand loss into private property and the lagoon
Partnership with UH Hilo, NOA, DLNR in Turtle tagging and health monitoring
Providing Punalu’u Beach Education for Local Schools
Naupaka planting to prevent sand loss into private property and the lagoon
Naupaka planting to prevent sand loss into private property and the lagoon
Naupaka planting to prevent sand loss into private property and the lagoon
Naupaka planting to prevent sand loss into private property and the lagoon
Naupaka planting to prevent sand loss into private property and the lagoon
Naupaka planting to prevent sand loss into private property and the lagoon
Naupaka planting to prevent sand loss into private property and the lagoon
Naupaka planting to prevent sand loss into private property and the lagoon
Pulling Coconut Leaves off Beach
Naupaka planting to prevent sand loss into private property and the lagoon
Naupaka planting to prevent sand loss into private property and the lagoon
Cleaning Illegal Camp Fires
Naupaka planting to prevent sand loss into private property and the lagoon
Cleaning Illegal Camp Fires
40 years of Coaching Success!
In 2026, Guy Enriques’s Team Volleyball Camps marks 40 years as the largest and most trusted private camp in Oregon and Washington. Guy’s leadership — spotting problems early, solving them decisively, and keeping standards high — has kept the program at the top of the Northwest for four decades. His focus on relationships and service beyond self is the foundation of that sustained his success.
Hawaii Island Labor Day Classic
Guy Enriques, founder and tournament director of the Hawaiʻi Island Labor Day Classic, has built the event into the largest high school girls volleyball tournament in the State of Hawaiʻi. Each year, the tournament attracts 30–40 of the top high school teams from across the country, generating significant economic impact for Hawaiʻi Island through sports tourism. More than just a volleyball tournament, the event was created with the vision of building reciprocal benefits for both visiting mainland teams and Hawaiʻi teams. Mainland programs bring a high level of competition that helps elevate and develop local athletes, while Hawaiʻi teams and communities share the culture, hospitality, and spirit of aloha that make the islands so special.