Barack Obama: Made in Hawaii
Kayaking in Kailua, Hawaii December 2020
"To understand Barack you need to understand Hawaii"
- Michelle Obama
The Obama Hawaii Story
"D.C. residents who share Obama's island heritage cheer on a filmmaker who seeks to highlight Hawaii's influence on his life."
Interviews
Sister Maya Soetoro
They share the same mother from Seattle, her father is Indonesian.
Brother Mark Obama
They share the same Kenyan father, his mother is Jewish from Boston.
Mother and grandparents who raised Barry Obama.
Age 6 at his mother's graduation from the University of Hawaii in 1967.
Age 18 at his graduation from Punahou School in 1979.
Little Sister Maya
The sibling he grew up with. Their mother named her after author Maya Angelou.
Christmas in Hawaii
An unbroken family tradition. Spending Christmas in Hawaii visiting relatives and seeing old buddies from high school.
Photo Gallery
Growing up biracial in Honolulu.
Bruno Mars was born and raised in Honolulu.
Bruno Mars performed at the White House for a USO Fourth of July picnic in 2015. Bruno's mother is Filipina and his father is Black-Puerto Rican.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was raised in Honolulu.
Dwayne Johnson was the Master of Ceremonies for a Christmas concert in 2014. Dwayne's mother is Samoan and his father is Black-Canadian.
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