Honolulu County HI Archives Biographies.....Ahin, Young September 25, 1853 - 
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Source: Men of Hawaii Vol. IV
Author: George F. Nellist (editor)

 Ahin, Young: Capitalist.

     Born Sept. 25, 1953, at Buck Toy, Kwang-tung, China, son of Young Mina Chu
and Siu Shee; married Siu Ho Nin, Feb. 8, 1871: children, Young Kat Oi, Young
Kong Lum, Young Kong Sen, Young Kat See, and Young Sen Yet (died Aug. 10, 1922);
director Lung Do Benevolent, Leung Do and United Chinese Societies; has been
president Buck Toy Society, the United Chinese News, and Wah Mun School, now the
Chung Shan School.

     Resident of Hawaii for more than half a century, Young Ahin is one of the
best-known Chinese in the Territory, having large business, real estate and
financial interests. He is general manager of Kwong Chong Lung Co., and manager
of Wing Chong Lung Co., two important firms. Much or his business in recent
years has been conducted by his eldest son, Young Kong Lum.

     Arriving in the Islands in April, 1872, from China, he engaged in vegetable
gardening in Palama until 1979, when with his savings he opened a dry goods
establishment at Nuuanu and Beretania Streets, under the name of Chin Wo
Company, continuing its direction until 1900. As his enterprise flourished he
engaged in the rice business on a large scale, was a partner in several
plantations and built a number of rice mills, also controlling the production of
sugar cane from 1911 to 1917 on a 160 acre tract in the Kapalama district. He
visited China in 1899 and again in 1907-1908. He has been particularly
interested in welfare and educational work among the Chinese in the Islands as
an officer of several benevolent societies.

     On Aug. 10, 1922, Mr. Ahin suffered the loss of his youngest son, Young Sen Yet, 
who had been highly educated and had served in China as commander-in-chief of the Air 
Forces of the Sun Yat Sen government, He was killed by an accidental explosion aboard 
a Chinese cruiser which he was visiting in connection with his official duties.


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