Born and raised in Hawaii, Jon J. Chinen is a decorated World War II combat veteran, serving with the 100th/442nd unit. He subsequently earned his law degrees at the University of Michigan, and aft...mehr sehenBorn and raised in Hawaii, Jon J. Chinen is a decorated World War II combat veteran, serving with the 100th/442nd unit. He subsequently earned his law degrees at the University of Michigan, and after returning to Hawaii, he served as a Deputy Attorney General, specializing in land problems, then as a State District Judge, and later in private practice, handling land matters. In 1976, Chinen was appointed United States Bankruptcy Judge for Hawaii, serving until his retirement in 2000. His previous publications have been The Great Mahele: Hawaii's Land Division and Original Land Titles in Hawaii, often used as textbooks.weniger sehen