HEFTY INFLUENCE: Asked on national TV, presidential candidate Barack Obama named Mrs. Mabel Hefty of Punahou School his favorite teacher for her power to make "every single child feel special." Another student, Nainoa Thompson, had a rough start in school until Hefty showed him otherwise.
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