Ethel Kawahara Obituary

ETHEL SETSUYO (KANESHIRO) KAWAHARA December 8, 1937 - Jauary 9, 2024 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ethel Setsuyo (Kaneshiro) Kawahara, an amazing wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend. Ethel was born to Bokuzen and Haruko T. Kaneshiro in Puunene, Maui, and was the eldest of eight children. She was raised in Honolulu and graduated from Kaimuki High School, Class of 1955. She graduated from Cannon's School of Business in 1956. She was a library technician while at the Sinclair Library at the University of Hawaii and Leeward Community College and a clerk typist at Highlands Intermediate School. With more than 30 years of service with the State, she retired in 1992. Ethel was a member of the Mililani Hongwanji and the Buddhist Women's Association, the Chatan-Kadena Chojin Kai, the Clerical Council at the Leeward Community College, the HUOA Karaoke Club, and the Sunrise Senior Club. She is survived by husband Mamoru (Clayton, Manoa, Senbei), son Scott Satoshi, brother George (Shirley) Kaneshiro, sisters Esther Matsubara, Frances T. Kaneshiro, Sandra (Carl) Yanagi, and Iris (Melvin) Murakami, sister-in-law Catherine Kaneshiro, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by brother James Kaneshiro and sister Itsuyo Kaneshiro. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Visitation is at 3:00 PM and funeral service is at 4:00 PM. She will be interred at the National Cemetary of the Pacific at Punchbowl on Monday, March 25, 2024. Arrangements Provided By: Hosoi Garden Mortuary