Hawkeye was born Tomer Gal in Bat Yam, and raised in Katzrin, a town in the Golan Heights of Israel, until he moved with his parents and older sister to San Francisco at the age of 13.
He started out as a paperboy at 14 delivering the San Francisco Examiner in the Sunset District, and during his senior year of high school he worked for the State Compensation Insurance Fund.
Hawkeye also worked jobs at the California State University, Stanislaus Foundation Department, and as a paralegal in the Bay Area and Seattle, Washington, focusing mainly on commercial real estate.
After living in Seattle, Hawkeye sold his belongings and moved to Honolulu, Hawaii with the intention to lead a simpler life.
[1][2] He worked odd jobs on the island just to cover expenses, and spent the rest of his time engaging in leisure activities and study.