Shawn Suzuki

Shawn Suzuki dedicated 32 years to the Hawai‘i Department of Education, with more than 19 of them serving as a high school principal before he retired in 2021. He has been recognized for his leadership in transforming school culture and for developing model leadership and support structures that resulted in significantly higher student academic achievement, increased enrollment, and lasting community pride. A former professional musician, Shawn continues his passion for educational leadership as a consultant and mentor.

Beyond school leadership and education, he enjoys collecting comic books and original comic art while trying to build all the scale car, sci-fi, and figure models he’s collected over the years.