Young Obama on school trip

Young Obama on school trip

TOKYO, Japan - Barack Obama, now president of the United States, is seen on a school trip to Hawaii Island in 1972 when he was in sixth grade at Punahou School in Hawaii. Betty Morioka, classroom teacher of Obama, made available the photo to Kyodo News on Nov. 9, 2009, ahead of Obama's visit to Japan.

Young Obama in Hawaii school photo

Young Obama in Hawaii school photo

TOKYO, Japan - This 1972 photo shows Barack Obama (2nd from L, back row), now president of the United States, and classmates when he was in sixth grade at Punahou School in Hawaii. The class teacher, Betty Morioka, made available the photo to Kyodo News on Nov. 9, 2009, ahead of Obama's visit to Japan.

Obama's teacher shows off old photo

Obama's teacher shows off old photo

TOKYO, Japan - Betty Morioka, classroom teacher of U.S. President Barack Obama when he was in sixth grade at Punahou School in Hawaii, shows off a photo of her class at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 9, 2009, ahead of Obama's first visit to Japan. Obama was a ''charming'' mischief, she said.

Young Obama on school trip

Young Obama on school trip

TOKYO, Japan - Barack Obama, now president of the United States, is seen on a school trip to Hawaii Island in 1972 when he was in sixth grade at Punahou School in Hawaii. Betty Morioka, classroom teacher of Obama, made available the photo to Kyodo News on Nov. 9, 2009, ahead of Obama's visit to Japan. (Kyodo)

Young Obama in Hawaii school photo

Young Obama in Hawaii school photo

TOKYO, Japan - This 1972 photo shows Barack Obama (2nd from L, back row), now president of the United States, and classmates when he was in sixth grade at Punahou School in Hawaii. The class teacher, Betty Morioka, made available the photo to Kyodo News on Nov. 9, 2009, ahead of Obama's visit to Japan. (Kyodo)

Obama's teacher shows off old photo

Obama's teacher shows off old photo

TOKYO, Japan - Betty Morioka, classroom teacher of U.S. President Barack Obama when he was in sixth grade at Punahou School in Hawaii, shows off a photo of her class at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 9, 2009, ahead of Obama's first visit to Japan. Obama was a ''charming'' mischief, she said. (Kyodo)