Hakin was a Human male native of the planet Alderaan during the Galactic Civil War. A skiff racer, Hakin joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic shortly before the Battle of Yavin in the year 0 BBY. That year, Hakin, who had become a corporal, was stationed aboard the Rebel CR90 corvette Tantive IV during its attack by the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Devastator.