Birth date: Jul 1, 1933 Death date: Jan 1, 2026
Charles ‘Charlie’ Mitsuo Kawasaki, 92 of Pearl City, Hawaii passed away peacefully at home on January 1, 2026. He was born on July 1, 1933 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is survived by his beloved wife; Chieko Kawasaki; son Craig ( Cind Read Obituary
My father’s generation. Eight years before Hawaii would become a state. Aloha Saint Louis class of 1951.
Uncle Charlie let me work at the Blood Bank first Summer after I graduated college. I had a diploma but no work experience. (I’m sure he did it as a favor to my Dad.) It was mostly filing donor cards and odd jobs for a few weeks.
On the next to last day he told me to wear my “boro-boro” clothes. (I’m sure I gave him a puzzled look as I had never heard that plantation pidgin English term before.) He explained that l was going to touch up paint the building entrance so not to wear my office clothes.
He was always helping my Dad and our family. I learned a lot about life from him.
I loved our family gatherings.
