Background
He was born in Honolulu in the Territory of Hawaii and is the grandson of Helen Desha Beamer. His father, Milton Hoʻolulu Desha Beamer Senior was her son.
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Career
Mahi"s mother was Mildred Kaaloehukaiopuaena Copp Beamer. In 2006, Mahi Beamer was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame. He 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.
Beamer was the 1993 recipient of the David Malo award presented by Rotary International for his cultural contributions.
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. He served in the United States Army during the post-World World War II years at Schofield Barracks at Wahiawa on the island of Oahu, where he played classical piano and the glockenspiel.
His civilian music career got its start with a three-year stint singing at the Queen"s Surf in Waikiki. In 1959, 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.
Beamer has 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.
He has performed at numerous venues in his home state of Hawaii.
