Superior Court Kern County (Bakersfield)
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
BAKERSFIELD - John Lua, half-Hawaiian and half-Samoan, grew up in a large, extended family that included six older siblings and dozens of aunts, uncles and cousins.
In their Polynesian culture, Lua said, family always came first, "protecting your family, standing up for them."
But unlike some of his Samoan cousins, who tended to get into scrapes, Lua was on the small side and more given to peacek... (continued)
