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These are actually two questions, so let me answer them separately. Before 1959, Hawaii had its own leadership. But once Hawaii became a state and joined the United States, its leader (the governor) and its legislature joined the U.S. government; Hawaii now has two senators, and they serve in the U.S. congress. So, yes, the U.S. president is thus the president of Hawaii (as well as all the other states in the United States). North America is a different circumstance, however. Hawaii is a state, and it is part of the United States. But North America is a continent; and a continent contains a number of countries. So, North America does not have one president. Each of the countries in North America (Canada, the USA, Mexico) has its own leader. (And it should be noted that although Hawaii is now part of the United States, it is not situated as part of North America: it is a group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean region.)

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