Reported New Defensive Line and Wide Receiver Coaches

I did notice that Suiaunoa is a big recruiter in America Samoa and has coached at Eatern Oregon, PSU and Montana. Interested to learn more if this is legit.

From the UH website

The Suiaunoa File
Hometown: Oceanside, Calif.
Alma Mater: Nevada, General Studies Administration (2002)

Playing Experience
1997: Palomar Junior College (Linebacker)
1998-2001: Nevada (Linebacker)

Coaching Experience
2017: Hawai‘i, Defensive Coordinator (Defensive Tackles)
2016: Hawai‘i, Assistant (Defensive Line)
2011-2015: Montana, Assistant (Defensive Line)
2010: Portland State, Assistant (Defensive Line)
2009: Eastern Oregon, Defensive Coordinator (Defensive Line/Linebackers/Strength)
2005-08: Western Washington, Assistant (Defensive Line)
2004: Nevada (Graduate Assistant)
2002-03: Palomar Junior College, Assistant (Linebackers)

The Hynson File
Hometown: Oakland, Calif.
Alma Mater: Willamette, B.A. (2003)

Playing Experience
1999-2002: Willamette (Defensive Back)

COACHING EXPERIENCE
2016-Present: Hawai‘i, Assistant (Wide Receivers)
2015: Norfolk State, Assistant (Wide Receivers)
2013-14: Montana, Co-Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks)
2012: Montana, Assistant (Tight Ends/Special Teams)
2009-11: Yale, Co-Offensive Coordinator (Wide Receivers)
2007-08: Western Washington, Offensive Coordinator
2006: Western Washington, Assistant (Wide Receivers)
2005: Minnesota State, Assistant (Running Backs)
2004: Boise State, Director of Football Operations
2004: Quincy, Assistant (Defensive Backs)
2003: Willamette, Assistant (Assistant Wide Receivers)

hawaiiathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=football

Looks like Jonathan played against Suilaunoa in 1998 and 1999.

So I'm wondering if Suiaunoa is coming in as a DC and this whole Wisconsin coach thing is an error, or are they coming in as co-DCs, or if Suiaunoa is good with being a position coach because he's working with Jonathan and Hawaii paid him crap wages to be a DC.

Hawaii just pays crap for the assistant coaches.  They need to change that considering the cost of living in Hawaii.  The best figures I could find is a pdf file that shows minimum and maximum salaries set by the state.  Max salary for a coordinator is $203,688.   My guess is Suiaunoa wasn't making anywhere close to the maximum salary.   They were looking for the first chance to move on from Hawaii.  Hawaii will never make any strides while paying their assistant coaches non competitive salaries.  There is a reason there is high turnover in the Hawaii football program as far as assistants.   I can't link the pdf file correctly.  If you want to see it just google  "University of Hawaii at Manoa assistant football coaches salaries" and it will be the first choice listed.   Now, it doesn't say what year it is but I don't think it changes the perception of the low pay of assistant coaches at Hawaii.

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I like the little bit I see in that short video. I think we have a good one here.

In the few videos I could find Wisky was in a 4-3 alignment on D. It will be interesting to see what our base defense is. While it may be a step back to re-tool to the 4-3, I'm not sure the guys we have can run the 3-4.... time will tell but regardless I hope we see more deception in our defensive alignment and more variable looks. I do think in the Pac 12 you end up playing nickel most of the time... so maybe this isn't as important as we think.