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    There Has been a great deal of interest ... People in Hawaii have intuitively understood that Barack Obama is a local boy and that his modus operandi has been hugely impacted by the fact that he lived here. Full Article at Honolulu Star-Bulletin
    There Has been a great deal of interest ... People in Hawaii have intuitively understood that Barack Obama is a local boy and that his modus operandi has been hugely impacted by the fact that he lived here.
    SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin 10 months ago
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Obama bringing renewed interest to Hawaii
  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.
    SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin 10 months ago
  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.
    SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin 10 months ago
  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
    SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin 10 months ago
  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.
    SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin 10 months ago
  5. We had some visitors from Alaska; they weren't thrilled to hear about Obama
    SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin 10 months ago
  6. If Obama made this his western White House, it would be great for us
    SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin 10 months ago
  7. We'll settle for being the place he loves to come to visit
    SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin 10 months ago
  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...
    SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin 10 months ago
  9. What's best in me, and what's best in my message, is consistent with the tradition of Hawaii.
    SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin 10 months ago
  10. The Hawaii Tourism Authority couldn't afford to buy that kind of publicity for Hawaii. It's worth millions.
    SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin 10 months ago

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