Chris Mckinney is the author of The Tattoo and Bolohead Row .
He received both his BA and MA in English from the University of Hawaii and currently teaches at Honolulu Community College..
Born in Honolulu and raised in Kahaluu, he portrays the native Hawaiian experience from the inside, where children of mixed ethnicity grow up far from the clear water and pristine beaches of the rich visitors\' resorts.
He is of Korean, Japanese, and Scottish descent.
Chris Mckinney is the author of The Tattoo and Bolohead Row