[3] She spent her early years with her grandparents John and Annie Waihe'e in Pepe'ekeo on the island of Hawai'i.

[1] She lived in the dorms during the school year, and with her aunt over the summer, avoiding visiting home due to the abuse she received.

[3] Cazimero attended college at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa,[5] her primary focus being on teaching after she graduated.

[5] Led by Jane Okamoto Komeiji, and in collaboration with Tom Klobe, Cazimero helped create the 1995 exhibit "Okage Sama De: I am what I am because of you" at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai’i.

[10] From October 25 to December 11, 2009, Cazimero's work was featured in an art exhibition at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa that highlighted alumni artists.