The women in that photo could be Vivian Regidor and Pat (Patsy) Matsuda. They are listed as "hostesses" for Barack Obama in an article from the Oct 26 1959 Honolulu Star-Bulletin ("Foreign Students Welcomed at Economics Club Reception").
I found photos of them from era and put them together here.
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