Barack Obama made history with his presidency, as the only Hawaiian-born president and as the first African American to hold the role
Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States, having served from 2009 to 2017. The former president was born in Honolulu on August 4, 1961. His parents, Barack H. Obama Sr. and Stanley Ann Dunham, divorced when Obama was two years old. Obama’s mother married a man from Indonesia, and he spent much […]
Pioneering Hawaiian-born sumo champion Akebono dies aged 54 | Japan
Akebono, the first foreign sumo wrestler to reach the top of the sumo world, has passed away at the age of 54, and condolences have been expressed in Japan. Born Chad Rowan in Hawaii, the wrestler is considered a pioneer in breaking cultural barriers and becoming the first foreign athlete to compete in the centuries-old […]