▁cloth ▁or ▁brief s . ▁His ▁activities ▁and ▁presence ▁prov oked ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁public ▁debate ▁within ▁Well ington . ▁ ▁It ' s ▁believed ▁H ana ▁chose ▁to ▁live ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁after ▁killing ▁a ▁friend ▁in ▁a ▁drink - d riv ing ▁accident ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁self - pen ance . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁H ana ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁In gle wood , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁a ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness ▁family . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁H ana ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁gang , ▁living ▁in ▁Well ington , ▁going ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁B ugs ▁and ▁father ing ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁Jud icial ▁hear ings ▁and ▁conv ict ions ▁ ▁H ana ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁several ▁times ▁for ▁off ences ▁including ▁public ▁n ud ity ▁and ▁possession ▁of ▁can nab is . ▁His ▁criminal ▁record ▁reported ly ▁ran ▁ 1 7 ▁pages ▁long . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁dr unk ▁driving ▁causing ▁death . ▁ ▁H ana ▁visited ▁the ▁South ▁Island ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁was ▁arrested , ▁charged ▁and ▁flow n ▁home ▁after ▁being ▁provided ▁with ▁a ▁show er ▁and ▁new ▁over alls . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁judge ▁ordered ▁that ▁H ana ▁be ▁det ained ▁under ▁the ▁M ental ▁Health ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 2 ,