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Obama bringing renewed interest to Hawaii

STORY SUMMARY | READ THE FULL STORY — Allison Schaefers FULL STORY >> Unlike Plains, Ga. , and Crawford, Texas, small-time southern towns that become tourist stops because they had ties to U.S. presidents, Hawaii has long... Full Article at Honolulu Star-Bulletin

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  1. It's really interesting to be able to see where our future president was raised ... It shows that any person can rise up from even the toughest hardships. That's inspiring.
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  2. The Chinese are very interested in Obama and his position on human rights ... Many tour companies are starting to build Obama tours with stops in Hawaii, Washington D.C., and Chicago.
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  3. It's a list that visitors can easily duplicate if they are interested to see what our next president enjoys about Hawaii and the rental car allows them to explore the island at their leisure
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  4. The more he puts us on national TV and is covered doing things that visitors love to do, the better it is for Hawaii's visitor industry.
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  5. We had some visitors from Alaska; they weren't thrilled to hear about Obama
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  6. If Obama made this his western White House, it would be great for us
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  7. We'll settle for being the place he loves to come to visit
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  8. The people of Hawaii are very proud of Barack Obama's island heritage and so are we ... Growing up and attending school on Oahu helped shape Obama into the fine leader he is today and we've developed a special package that shares insights on what being raised in a multicultural society is really all abo...
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  9. What's best in me, and what's best in my message, is consistent with the tradition of Hawaii.
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  10. The Hawaii Tourism Authority couldn't afford to buy that kind of publicity for Hawaii. It's worth millions.
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