11 Facts About Mahi Beamer

Mahi Beamer was born in Honolulu in the Territory of Hawaii and is the grandson of Helen Desha Beamer.

In 2006, Mahi Beamer was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame.

Mahi Beamer was named a "Living Treasure of Hawaii" in 2008 by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, which has been recognizing Hawaii's treasures since 1976.

Mahi Beamer received the 1992 State of Hawaii Recognition Award for his musical contributions to the state and for perpetuating his grandmother's music.

Mahi Beamer is a 1946 graduate of Kamehameha Schools and went on to continue his musical education at University of California, Santa Barbara and Juilliard School of Music.

Mahi Beamer is a cousin to Winona Beamer and once toured North America with Winona and her son Keola performing the ancient Hawaiian form of the hula.

Mahi Beamer served in the United States Army during the post-World War II years at Schofield Barracks at Wahiawa on the island of Oahu, where he played classical piano and the glockenspiel.

In 1959, Mahi Beamer had an uncredited part as a singer in the Columbia Pictures movie Forbidden Island, which starred Jon Hall and was filmed on location in Hawaii.

Mahi Beamer performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City, and for thirteen years was a featured performer of Nalani Kele's Polynesian Review at the Stardust Resort and Casino in Paradise, Nevada.

Mahi Beamer performed at numerous venues in his home state of Hawaii, and recorded many of his grandmother's compositions.

Mahi Beamer died at Kuakini Medical Center in Honolulu on July 14,2017, at the age of 88.