Anne Marie Ho

Nickname: Annie

Work history: 34 years as a K-12 teacher with DOE at Kapa‘a Elementary School, Kaua‘i, and

Mānana Elementary, Queen Lili‘uokalani Elementary, and Waimanalo Elementary and

Intermediate schools, O‘ahu. Retired June 2023.

Anne Marie is survived by:

Donald “Kaipo” Ho, husband

Marie V. Norton, mother

Kimberly Bowles, sister

Jacinta “Jesse” Henninger, daughter

Wynter-Rae Rasmussen-Ho, granddaughter

David “Kamalani” Henninger, grandson

Olivia-Grace “Gracie” Oh, granddaughter

Anne Marie loved life and had a heart and aura to match. She was passionate and serious about

teaching and shaping young minds and spirits to envision and achieve their every dream. Her

love and caring for her students extended far beyond the classroom walls as her outreach

included parents, grandparents, and extended family. Wherever she taught, instilling the value

of community across the campus she served was her mission.

Anne Marie expressed that same passion in caring for her own family. Relationships were of

utmost importance, and she would not hesitate to recognize and address issues that impacted

her family’s well-being. She remembered and celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, and every

family special event often by suggesting random and spontaneous ideas, then rallying everyone

to simply enjoy the moment.

On par with her love of teaching and her family was Anne Marie’s passion for animals. She had

an affinity for dogs and loved horses. She never hesitated to rescue a lost dog and try to reunite

it with its family. She sadly leaves behind her two furry family members Weanie and Ka‘oli who

miss her very much and wonder when mommy is coming home.

Anne Marie also possessed a unique skill of speaking her mind, while also striving to keep the

peace. Even when surrounded by her biggest challenges and fiercest foes, she never lost her

line of sight to doing what was “pono” – doing the right thing, in the right way, with the right

feeling, for the right reason.

As a loving and devoted wife, partner, and soulmate, Anne Marie changed my world. In our

nearly four decades together, Anne Marie was my life’s teacher. Simply put, she taught me how

to truly live life with passion, open eyes, an open mind, and an open heart.

To my beautiful wife of 31 years, I will miss you every day that we are physically apart. But I will

be enriched by the presence of your spirit, guiding me through every moment, every challenge,

every win, and every celebration. To my “rainbow”, I will love you forever and ever. Me ke

aloha.