. >> a native hawaiian is someone that comes from polynesia and who's usually very close in nature.ilies related well together so that when we had other aliens at that time that came to hawaii, they were embraced. >> hawaii's a melting pot. is that fair to say a melting pot? >> well, my grandfather -- my father's father, came from china in about 1860s. and whether they came, they married hawaiian girls. >> does president obama belong to illinois or belong to hawaii? >> well, he was born in hawaii and he went to school in hawaii, graduated from hawaii. >> you feel like hawaii has more of a claim on president obama? >> oh, yes. >> where you want his presidential lie lear? you want it in hawaii, not illinois? >> well, i know he is here representing illinois because that's where he was elected. and we support him. but he was born in hawaii. that's where all of his feelings for people -- >> do you see the hawaiian upbringing in him in some of the way he makes decisions? >> oh, i see it as a person from hawaii. he likes to bring people together. in hawaii we call it working together. he's