Founder, Kaaawasaki Productions
Creator, Pineapple Man, Dragonfly, Kamen Kaze, Hawaiian Avenger Kanaka

Sam Campos was born and raised in Hawaii and is of Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino and Caucasian descent. He conceptualized Pineapple Man in 1984 and featured him in comic books ten years later. When Sam started self-publishing, he didn't own a computer or have access to things like a graphics tablet or Photoshop. But despite a slipper strap budget and high printing costs, his series garnered attention and a loyal fanbase developed. 

Sam went on to teach graphic and sequential art for the University of Hawaii. He's also worked in television and film, doing fight choreography, costume & weapons design and storyboards.  After working in Hollywood for a time, Sam returned home to develop Dragonfly, a supernatural martial arts series which takes place in Hawaii.  He has also designed souvenirs for KC Hawaii which can be found in Longs Drugs CVS and ABC stores in Hawaii.

Eventually, Sam found a way to balance and merge his projects, and decided it was time to resume telling Pineapple Man's story, taking it back to the beginning with Pineapple Man:  Old School Lockup.  

After starting a family, Sam now has precious little time to devote to his books, but the stories are still being worked on and will slowly be published, hopefully before his children graduate high school.