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 Fans of our 44th President and Hawaii's native son can visit more than two dozen Obama sites around Oahu.
From his primary school to his first place of employment, visitors will get a taste of how our new commander in chief grew up.
Check out the following destinations that reflect 'Obama's Hawaii'
-- Kapiolani Hospital for Women and Children is where America's next President was born on Aug. 4, 1961, to Barack Obama, Sr. and Ann Dunham.
-- Punahou, the celebrated private school that Obama attended from fifth grade through high school graduation in 1979. Other notable Punahou graduates include America Online co-founder Steve Case and golf phenom Michelle Wie. Note: Punahou School is a private campus
-- Lower Makiki to East Honolulu where Obama lived in six different residences and spent most of his youth living in an apartment near Punahou School with his grandparents Stanley and Madelyn "Toot" Dunham.
-- The Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream shop on South King Street was one of the first places Obama worked as a teenager.
-- Obama had his favorite places to hang out with family and friends, which included Puu Ualakaa State Park on Tantalus, Kapiolani Park at the edge of Waikiki, and Sandy Beach, a popular body-surfing spot in East Honolulu.
-- In August while vacationing with his family before the campaign to the general election, the Obama family enjoyed some R&R on Oahu, which included golfing at Olomana Golf Links and Luana Hills Country Club, spending time at Kailua Beach Park, visiting Nuuanu Pali Lookout, snorkeling at Hanauma Bay, enjoying a traditional local-style plate lunch at Zippy's, touring the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, paying respects to Stanley Dunham who is buried at Punchbowl, the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, and much more.
The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau has created a special microsite at http://www.gohawaii.com/Obama that highlights some of the significant places tied to Obama's earlier days in Hawaii and where he vacationed in August 2008.
Oahu activity providers are also responding to visitor interest in
Obama. Guides of Oahu has recently launched an Obama tour
(ObamaTourHawaii.com) and other operators are expected to follow.
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