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“OTOH, can honestly I tell them that although I lived on Oahu, I’ve never been to the state of Hawaii...”

Having been to a place is one thing; being a native of a place is quite different.

[null and void]

Yes, apparently obama is pushing for native Hawaiians to have a separate but equal independent legal system.

but that's not important now.*

You missed that although I lived on Oahu, I've never been to the state of Hawaii.

* thereby setting the legal precedent for nationwide sharia law, that's when it becomes important...