Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Heen, William H. March 11, 1883 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Published by the Honolulu Star Bulletin, Territory of Hawaii, 1925
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

WILLIAM H. HEEN, City and County Attorney.  As a lawyer, jurist and public 
prosecutor, William H. Heen, city and county attorney of Honolulu, although 
still a young man, has already had a notable career in the legal profession of 
his homeland.
  A native of Hawaii, Mr. Heen returned to the Territory after completing his 
education on the mainland, and has been a figure in public life for many years.
  He was appointed deputy county attorney of the Island of Hawaii in 1909, 
holding this office until 1915, when he was appointed deputy attorney general 
of the Territory. During his service on Hawaii, Mr. Heen was active in 
prosecuting graft cases in 1913. While holding office as a deputy attorney 
general, he was appointed third judge of the First Circuit Court by the late 
President Woodrow Wilson, Feb. 14, 1917. In 1919 he was elected city and 
county attorney, resigning from the bench, and was re-elected in 1923. As such 
officer he has successfully prosecuted a number of important labor strikes and 
municipal graft cases.
  Born at Olowalu, Maui, March 11, 1883, Mr. Heen is the son of H. A. and Mary 
(Meheula) Heen. He received his education at Iolani School, Honolulu, and Oahu 
College. His legal education was obtained in California, where he attended the 
University of California from 1902 to 1904. He was admitted to practice in 
Hawaii, Jan. 16, 1905.
  Mr. Heen and Mercy Akau were married at Hilo, Hawaii, Aug. 26, 1911. They 
have four children, William, Curtis, Muriel and Douglas. Two children, Dorothy 
and John, are by a former wife.
  Mr. Heen is president of the Heen Estate, Ltd., and is a member of the Ad, 
Hawaiian Civic and Honolulu Automobile clubs and the Honolulu Chamber of 
Commerce.


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