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Meet the Lions!

Celebrating Anniversaries

Jessika Nansen, Loan Officer, 5 years

Here are some fun facts about Jessika.

  1. What’s your favorite movie?
  • I’m not a movie person but I do watch a lot of series.
  • One tree Hill, Greys Anatomy

2. What’s the best thing to do on a day off?

  • On my days off we try to do family things which included, sports, or the beach.
  1. Where is your favorite place to travel?
  • I love to travel, it’s not about the places, it’s about the memories made in those places.

4. What’s a personal pet peeve?

  • My pet peeve is being messy and lazy.

5. What do you love about working at Hawaii First?

  • I love how Hawaii First FCU puts family first. It’s hard to find a work environment like this.

Laura Aguirre, Kamuela Branch President/CEO, 30 years

Here’s some fun facts about Laura.

  1. Favorite movie?
    A Dog’s Purpose “Be here now”
  2. Favorite place to travel?Australia! Climbed the Sydney Harbor Bridge in 2017.  So many beautiful waterways for commuting by ferry, lots of parks right in the heart of the city and best of all an awesome zoo on a cliff overlooking the Sydney Opera House.  Everywhere, you hear different languages being spoken, it is such a melting pot of people from all over the world.
  3. Tell Us About Your Family!
    Happily married 35 yrs, a step-mom to 3 daughters, an adoptive mom to 2 sons who are local boys and a daughter who is from Guatemala. A foster mom to 2 grandchildren who are 3 & 4yrs old. A fur baby mom to 3 adorable pups, Kismit, Perchance and Chase.
  4. Favorite Music?
    Country, favorite song, I Hope You Dance.
  5. What are your pet peeves?
    Rudeness…Kindness Matters!
  6. Why do you love working at Hawaii First?
    Providing hope in our community. Our team of lions who always go above and beyond for others.
  7. What are 3 items on your bucket list?1. Walk the Europaweg Skywalk – the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in Switzerland.2. A Family Disney World Cruise – Post Pandemic3.  Family trip to Butchart Gardens in Canada
  8. Who was your first concert?
    Kool & the Gang
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Shelby Antonio Napoleon, Member Services Representative

 Interesting facts about Shelby:

1. What’s your favorite movie? 
Notebook

2. What’s the best thing to do on a day off?
Family Beach Day

3. Where is your favorite place to travel?
Oahu

4. What snack can you not live without?
Watermelon/ Beef jerky

5. What are some of your personal goals and hobbies?
Losing weight and Shopping

Elise Page, Member Services Representative

Interesting facts about Elise:

  1. What’s your favorite movie?
    I can’t pick one of them, but I love the Harry Potter movies. They’re my comfort movies, every year I have at least one marathon of them all! 

2. What’s the best thing to do on a day off?
The best thing about days off are being able to sleep in however long I want! Especially when it’s chilly and rainy outside! It’s just so cozy and relaxing. I love being able to wake up slowly.

3. Where is your favorite place to travel?
I’ve lived on Oahu my whole life up until about half a year ago, so I love to travel back to visit my friends on weekends every so often. It’s always such a fun trip.

4. What snack can you not live without?
I don’t think I could live without mint chocolate chip ice cream. It’s the best flavor, and a classic! I wish I could eat it every day.

5. What are some of your personal goals and hobbies?
A big goal of mine is to become fluent in Japanese, a large portion of my family lives in Japan, so I’d love to be able to get around by myself and just be able to chat with my cousins in Japanese and stay in touch!

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Angelika Pimental, Member Services Representative

Interesting facts about Angelika:

  • What’s your favorite movie?
    • My favorite movie is Mulan. She is my definition of getting it done and doing what you have to.
  • Where is your favorite place to travel?
    • The Philippines has a special place in my heart, it’s where I’m from and a lot of my family is still there. It’s nice to go back and reconnect with everyone.
  • Who’s your personal hero or someone you look up to?
    • My mom is my personal hero, she left everything she knew to come to a foreign land all in the hopes of providing a brighter future for her and her kids.
  • What’s your personal pet peeve?
    • Everyone enjoys food in their own way, but I think smacking your lips while you’re eating is rude and unnecessary.
  • Tell us about your family, including pets!
    • I have a wonderful husband who supports me through all of my shenanigans, and we have 2 fur babies.

KC Vierra, Senior Member Services Representative

Interesting facts about KC:

  • Tell us about your family, including pets!
    • I have an amazing other half; he is such a great support, and he is my backbone. We have a total of 8 fur babies.
  • What’s the best thing to do on a day off?
    • I love outdoor activities and hanging out with my family.
  • What snack can you not live without?
    • I absolutely love li hing mui. So, anything with li hing mui is my go-to.
  • What do you love about working at Hawaii First?
    • I love how Hawaii First FCU always goes above and beyond for our community. I also enjoy the work environment, our team has very strong family-like bonds.
  • What’s your go to music?
    • I have a lot of genres that I love to listen to, I can’t really pick one.
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