Locals here sometimes call Barack Obama a kamaaina, the Hawaiian word for native born or one who has lived here for some time.

Locals in Hawaii sometimes call Barack Obama a kamaaina, their word for native born or one who has lived on the island for some time.

Reporting from Honolulu — Locals here sometimes call Barack Obama a kamaaina , the Hawaiian word for native-born or one who has lived here for some time.

President-elect Barack Obama delivers his weekly video/radio address on Christmas Eve, focusing on support for the US Armed Forces and hope for struggling Americans in the economic downturn, pointing to the …

On his ninth day of vacation, President-elect Barack Obama enjoyed a scenic Sunday drive with his family and friends from Chicago.

Hawaiians are getting used to the swirl of change. Barack Obama’s Christmas return to the islands of his birth has brought unprecedented attention to America’s most exotic state, and has also inspired the …

Obama and Family ‘Rough It’ During Power Outage Chicago Tribune HONOLULU _ With virtually all of the island of Oahu without power late Friday and early Saturday, aides to President-elect Barack Obama said he …

A survivor of a horrific shooting at a Christmas Eve party frantically begged an emergency dispatcher for help as she hid in a neighbor’s house, her daughter wailing in the background with a gunshot wound to …

Hawaiians are getting used to the swirl of change. Barack Obama’s Christmas return to the islands of his birth has brought unprecedented attention to America’s most exotic state, and has also inspired the …

A survivor of a horrific shooting at a Christmas Eve party frantically begged an emergency dispatcher for help as she hid in a neighbor’s house, her daughter wailing in the background with a gunshot wound to …