The opportunity is a special one because Mr. Obama graduated from Punahou School in 1979.

"I'm just really thankful that we have the opportunity to represent our school, but more importantly, the state of Hawaii and we're going to do the best that we can with it," Brent Nagamine said. "I think for our students, it's an amazing opportunity for our students to think about what they could become in the future," Darin Au, Punahou Music Department Head, said.