In PHOTOS: The boy called Barack

Stories surround United States President Barack Obama's growing up days focus on his birth in Hawaii, his time in Indonesia, his time living with his grandparents on Beretania Street in lower Makiki and his high school years at Punahou School.

Here's a look at some adorable pictures of Barack Obama playing on the beaches of Hawaii, his boyhood days with his father and more. 

Barack Obama  is seen playing in the ocean as a child in an undated family snapshot from the 1960's released by his presidential campaign.

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Obama is seen swinging a baseball bat as a child in an undated family snapshot released by his presidential campaign.

Obama is seen with his father Barack Obama Sr. in an undated family snapshot from the 1960's released by Obama's US presidential campaign. Obama's father, originally from Kenya, was killed in an auto accident in Kenya in 1982 after returning to Africa.

A young Obama is seen in this snapshot released by his presidential campaign.

Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree.

Obama is seen posing with his maternal grandparents Stanley and Madelyn Dunham in an undated family snapshot released by his presidential campaign.

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