Kapono Beamer

Kapono Beamer (born 1953; age 71/72) is a composer/arranger best known for composing music from Polynesia. Several of his compositions have been released by APM Music, where they would later be used in SpongeBob SquarePants and its spinoffs, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years and The Patrick Star Show. Beamer also has won several awards. He is a gifted guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, producer, arranger, engineer, and Grammy Award nominee for recording artist. The "Na Hoku Hanohano Awards," Hawaii's equivalent of the Grammy Awards, have given multiple times to Kapono. As of the last count, he had won 17 of these honors, including Album(s) of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Contemporary Hawaiian Album(s) of the Year, Instrumental Album(s) of the Year, Producer(s) of the Year, and Recording Engineer of the Year. He has made 25 CDs to date and is a master of the traditional Hawaiian slack-key guitar.

Tracks introduced in SpongeBob SquarePants

Track	First use
Moloka' Nui A	Tea at the Treedome
Old Hilo March	Bubblestand
On The Beach	Naughty Nautical Neighbors
Stack of Leis	Pizza Delivery
Queen's Aloha Oe B (with Queen Lili'uokalani)	Home Sweet Pineapple
Dancing The Hula	Pickles
Chief Taravana	Jellyfish Jam
Hawaiian Holiday	Nature Pants
Queen's Aloha Oe C (with Queen Lili'uokalani)
Kamakani B	F.U.N.
O Makalapua B	Karate Choppers
Marching to Honolulu	The Paper
Royal Hawaiian Hula	Rock Bottom
Pua Paoakalani B (with Queen Lili'uokalani)	Fools in April
Bashful Eyes	The Algae's Always Greener
Alekoki	Rock-a-Bye Bivalve
Farewell to the Islands	Fungus Among Us
Vacation A	Shell Shocked
Tahitian Drums A	Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy
Walking on the Beach A	Appointment TV
O Makalapua A
Pe'i Tau'eva B	Lockdown for Love
Old Mama Roro	The Treasure of Kamp Koral
Queen's Aloha Oe (with Queen Lili'uokalani)	Are You Afraid of the Dork?
Heart of Aloha B (with Mac Prindy and Grahame Maclean	Helter Shelter
I Salei
Tipi Tipi Vini Vini D	Swimmin' Holed
Tipi Tipi Vini Vini F	The Suit Suits You