Barack Obama and Hawaii's future

I was looking for articles on Barack Obama today and I came upon today's newspaper. I thought it'd be interesting to look at a local article about Obama because after all, he is from here. 

What's really interesting to me is seeing if and how Hawaii will be different because of the up and coming president. Is Hawaii going to be pressured to appear a certain way soon? Will Obama truly remember where his roots are? Today, there were a couple of students being interviewed at school. This posed another interesting thought. How will Punahou be different or will it be different at all? Are we now going to be put under a microscope and are we going to be pressured to change as well? Maybe not, but I also wonder how many times Obama will be mentioned in our graduation speech. 

I guess what I'm trying to say is yes, this is definitely a historical event on a national level and there are many reasons why. However, on a more personal level it's interesting to see Hawaii finally making somewhat of an appearance in the whole scheme.