Locals, protective of their Polynesian culture, in some cases have ... to build something at the University of Hawaii's East-West Center, where Obama's mother studied on a fellowship.

Obama's attachment to the archipelago survives ... years and the lessons of tolerance they taught him. "The culture of Hawaii, the values of Hawaii, these are things that shaped the foundations ...

“President Obama is not an angry black man from ... they say their identity was shaped by Hawaii's multiethnic culture, where most families have members with various shades of skin and ethnic ...

Its unique history and indigenous culture have forged ... an old story for this new purpose. Hawaii's "traditions of compromise and dialogue," reflected in Obama's "unifying vision," ostensibly ...

When Barack Hussein Obama was born in Hawaii to a Kenyan father and Kansan ... breathing polyglot society with deep cultural traditions all its own. But to Hawaiians themselves, the Aloha spirit ...

All this action hasn't been without controversy. Fishing groups have objected to Obama’s expansion of marine monuments near Hawaii, worried that they might lose access to some stocks of tuna and ...

He'll also visit his native Hawaii to take part in a conference ... significance for living Native Hawaiian culture." Midway, where Obama will visit Thursday, includes two of its own protected ...

For today’s pod we listen in on a conversation with Airbnb’s CEO and the last FLOTUS, hear about the U.S. DOT’s ATC plans, ...

He says Kwanzaa is a joyous time to "reflect on the rich African-American culture ... greetings from Obama on Monday while the president and his family are vacationing in Hawaii.

Obama shared stories of her first visit to Hawaii to visit Barack’s grandparents during Christmas and how it has become an annual family tradition ever since. Kimmel, of course, took the ...