April 16, 2026
Obituaries-2016011214

Teruko “Terry” Kaneshiro, 89, of Kapaau, Hawaii, died May 11, 2020 at Life Care Center of Kona. Born in Kohala on Jan. 24, 1931, she was a room maid at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, a cafeteria worker at the Halaula Elementary School, and member of the Kohala Okinawan Club and the Kohala Senior Citizens Club.

Private services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts).

She is survived by her daughters, Sally Kaneshiro of Halawa, Kohala and Jan Kaneshiro of Kailua-Kona; sons, Dennis (Evelyn) Kaneshiro of Halawa, Kohala and Charles (Dale) Kaneshiro of Kailua-Kona; brothers, Yoshiyuki Sugata and Kakumi (Anna) Sugata of Hilo, Susumu (Adeline) Sugata of Honokaa; a sister-in-law; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.

Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary Kona.

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