Today the first family will return to the Hawaiian rental house they rented last Christmas. The 7,000 square foot abode sits on a beach on the southea...
AP | MARK NIESSE | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business
HONOLULU — At a time when President Barack Obama is pushing for more time in the classroom, his home state has created the nation's shortest sch...
Bennet Kelley | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics
The sad reality is that the current town-hall screamers are being embraced by Republicans not as champions of free speech, but rather as cannon fodder in their fight to block any bill.
Tom Roston | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics
There is an unspoken subtext to the Obama-bashing at the health care town halls and in the Birther movement. And I'm not talking about the racism -- I'm talking about anti-Hawaiianism
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics
Less than half of Republicans believe that Barack Obama was born in the United States of America, a new public opinion poll finds. Only 42 percent of...
Tamar Abrams | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
I vote to eliminate this antiquated requirement. Presidents should be chosen for their acumen and not for a word or two on a birth certificate.
Mike Smith | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics
Honolulu - for Hawaiians, the "White House Luau on the Lawn" this week shows a deep respect for Congress. Luau's are reserved for great family occasio...
Politico | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics
Fifteen Republican members of the Missouri General Assembly have signed on to a state constitutional amendment that appears aimed at advancing the cla...
Ken Levine | Posted 02.09.2009 | Style
For years the Hawaii Tourism Authority has been desperately seeking a way to attract visitors. It's not like Connecticut where vacationers flock to see their nutmeg. Hawaii is a tough sell.
AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics
CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama will meet with congressional leaders to discuss his economic stimulus plan and other legislative issues s...
AP | AUDREY McAVOY | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics
ON SANDY BEACH, Hawaii — When many islanders look at Barack Obama, they see not only the next president, but a skilled bodysurfer, a man who fla...
Reuters | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics
Barack Obama, trying to enjoy the last semblance of normal life before he becomes U.S. president on January 20, caused a commotion when he took his da...
AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics
KAILUA, Hawaii — A handful of pro-Palestinian activists protested outside President-elect Barack Obama's vacation home on Tuesday and urged a ne...
Huffington Post | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics
President Elect Barack Obama continued to enjoy his Hawaiian vacation with another round of golf on Monday afternoon. Dressed in a white shirt, short...
Chicago Tribune | John McCormick | Posted 01.30.2009 | Chicago
HONOLULU -- Locals here sometimes call Barack Obama a kamaaina, the Hawaiian word for native born or one who has lived here for some time. Chicagoans,...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics
An interesting political moment occurred Monday as Barack Obama was set to play golf with a group of friends. A couple approached the President-elec...
AP | AUDREY McAVOY | Posted 01.27.2009 | Politics
HONOLULU — Almost all of Oahu had electrical power restored Saturday after a power failure blacked out the island's population of about 900,000 ...
Huffington Post | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics
UPDATES: More from the Obama press pool: Dec. 26, 2008 Waimanalo, Hawaii Pool Report No. 5 President-elect Barack Obama arrived at Sea Life Park, ...
Politico | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics
For the second time in the first four days of Barack Obama's vacation, paparazzi have come away with more intimate pictures of the future president th...
AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics
KAILUA, Hawaii — President-elect Barack Obama visited military families while they ate Christmas Day dinner, thanking them for their service and...
Honolulu Advertiser | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics
President Elect Barack Obama spent much of today honoring the memory of the grandmother who raised him and then scattering her ashes at LÅna'i Lookou...
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics
President-elect Barack Obama started off his Christmas Eve the same way he has every day of his Hawaii vacation -- with a workout. From the pool repor...
Huffington Post | Posted 01.24.2009 | Style
The $9 million home that the Obama family is renting on Kailua Beach is one of three houses on the Castle Point property. The realtor who showed the ...
AP | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics
HONOLULU — President-elect Barack Obama gathered with family and friends on Tuesday for a private memorial service for the beloved grandmother w...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.23.2009 | Media
So, here's the latest worry for President-elect Barack Obama: is it okay that he's in Hawaii?
Posted 12.24.2009 | Style