He did not achieve fame while he lived in Hawaii. Once he became nationally known, people in Hawaii no doubt found it interesting that he was born in Hawaii and that his grandmother still lived there.
Barack Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961. He lived there for the first five years of his life, before moving to Indonesia with his mom and new step-dad. He returned to Hawaii when he was about ten, to finish school. He lived in Honolulu with his maternal grandparents and graduated from the Punahou School in 1979. He then left for college, but still returns to Hawaii to vacation and to visit friends and relatives.
Until Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, Hawaii had never had any politician who became president. (Hawaii only achieved statehood in 1959, but prior to that, it was a US territory.) Thus, the election of President Obama was widely celebrated in his home state, as well as in Illinois, his adopted state.
Barack Obama was raised in Hawaii and graduated in one of the highly regarded private schools.
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The most famous person born in Hawaii is President Barack Obama. Next most famous is Don Ho.
Barrack Obama was born in Hawaii and he is the president of the United States of America
President Barack Obama is the only US President to be born in Hawaii.
Hawaii does not have its own president. Hawaii is in the United States of America, therefore President Barack Obama is the president of Hawaii isas he is the president of the USA.
Obama's birthplace was in Hawaii.
Barack Obama's dad was born in Kenya and our president was born in Hawaii
Yes, President Obama was born in Hawaii.
Barack Obama is the only president is Hawaii
President Barak Obama is the only President born in Hawaii.