At the University of Hawaii at Manoa, he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in music education.
In 1968, Nakasone started his career as a band director at the Wahiawa Intermediate School.
In 1992, he was named director of the PCHS Performing Arts Learning Center.
He contributed much to the construction of the Pearl City Cultural Arts Center.
[4] In June 2012, Nakasone became the band director at Punahou School; in 2016 he retired.