Author: Katlin Cilliers

Kenta Seo

Kenta Seo is originally from Tokyo, Japan. He has been in Hawaii for five months and is pursuing a degree in Hospitality. Seo would like to stay in Hawaii, but thinks his options are limited due to visa restrictions.
He is currently working on an ESOL class so that he can improve his English for upcoming pre-requirements.
Back in his home country, the 27-year-old used to be a swimming coach. He did that for nearly 10 years.

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Pono Kuliaeloaʻa Naʻauao Hōlualoa Kahili

Pono Kuliaeloaʻa Naʻauao Hōlualoa Kahili lives in Maunolaha with his wife and extended family. Kahili is 75 percent Hawaiian. His name was chosen by his father and is roughly translated to concepts of “enlightenment” and “wisdom.”

Although he currently works in the engineering department of a hotel loading dock, the Liberal Arts major is uninterested in the field. Instead, he wants to pursue something in the area of mechanics after he is done at KCC.

“I wanna be able to fix something,” he said. “Look at it and fix it … I’m thinking about doing that.”

In his free time, Kahili likes to work in his yard with his grandma. She does the planting and he helps by doing the heavy labor when they work together.

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Clement Chow

Clement Chow is a Liberal Arts – Business major in his first year at KCC. He has been in Hawaii for three years. As soon as he graduated high school, he applied to KCC to further his education. 

Chow would like to to start his own business one day, but he is not sure about the kind of business yet. He used to live with his parents, who just moved to Palao last March. He currently lives with his sister. 

In his free time, the 18-year-old enjoys playing tennis, basketball and working out. He is a certified diver. He used to dive with sharks back in Palao, where he got his certification. 

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  • Kristian PollackKristian Pollack
    Kristian Pollack is a 19-year-old Kaiser High School alumnus in his second semester at Kapi'olani Community College. He's currently majoring in accounting and plans to transfer to the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa upon completion of his associate's degree. He was born in Arizona but moved to Hawai‘i at the age of 2 and has resided in Honolulu since then.  Pollack spends some of his free time enjoying classic strategy games like solitaire and Mancala, and he's always prepared for a spontaneous showdown. "I have an entire bag full of games in case my friends randomly show up," he said. The wildly popular Cards against Humanity is his favorite choice as of right now. Pollack has spent a considerable amount of time honing his skills.  "I'm a terrible student, so I've been grounded for a long time," he said with a smirk. "I'm used to having other options besides electronics." 

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