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Senator Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign announced that the public was invited to join him, along with his wife Michelle for a "Welcome to Hawaii Event", where Barack talked about his vision for bringing America together and creating the kind of change.

It was held at Keehi Lagoon Beach Park and was free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

KGMB9 will have full coverage of his arrival and welcoming event.

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Neil discusses federal funding for education:

HONOLULU – The diverse culture of the nation’s 50th state — and the island nature of Hawaii itself — shaped Barack Obama’s view of the world and the politics he would practice.

 Those who knew him as a child say that view and those politics click with the themes of his Democratic presidential campaign. For Obama, though, Hawaii is even more personal, the place where he picked up basketball and formed his racial identity.

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