WAHIAWA, HAWAII

June 24, 2014

To the Directors of the Barack Obama Presidential Foundation:

The Barack Obama Presidential Library and Museum in Washington,

D.C., The Nation’s Capitol, will be the place where the life, work and

continuing legacy of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States

will be shared to the World.

There are 14 organizations that have collectively come together for

The Barack Obama Presidential Library and Museum - 13 private and state

organizations and the United States Congress.

As the second term for President Barack Obama comes to a close, I

reflect to the time when President Obama first took office. This was a time

of excitement, a time where the future looked bright and a time when we all

collectively pledged to work together for the good of the Country.

As during the course of human events, our Nation’s course and

journey has been and continues to be interrupted by unforeseen and

unanticipated situations, including therein those carried from the past.

Many have become judgmental as to whether there is success or

failure in any action or program during President Obama’s Administration.

There appears to be no middle ground, intervening moment for

correction or median measurement. Success or failure, thumbs up or

thumbs down, as Emperors, judgment is being made.

As the world has come closer together and all countries seek

partnerships and economic ties, we cannot as a Nation lead by example by

displaying to the people of America and the people of the World a

demonstrated inability of solving internal strife. The internal disharmony of

Congress to act, without casting doubt as to the motivation and intent, for

delays in enacting legislation, petty bickering among legislators, and the

inability to act as a body united for the benefit of the people compromises

America’s standing as the global power.

President Obama began, by birth, educational choices and career

choices, beginnings in Hawaii, Illinois and New York. The outreach and

extension by all to participate is a true indication that President Barack

Obama has touched the lives of many.

To have cooperative libraries emanating from Washington, D.C. will

promote, enhance and extend to the people of the 47 States, the

noncontiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii, the off-shore territories of

American Samoa and Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,

and by the Compact of Free Association (COFA), the Federated States of

Micronesia (FSM) the islands of Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae, the Republic of

Palau (ROP) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), the continuing

legacy of President Barack Obama whose good and continued work touched

and made changes to better their lives.

President Barack Obama’s work and continued work is towards:

Justice and Equality

Civil Rights and Human Rights

Global Peace and Global Unity

Environmental Protection and Environmental Sustainability

Many have challenged President Barack Obama, his use of the power

of the Presidency and Executive Privilege. My response is, “The true

measurement of strength and courage of a leader is the challenges made to

the accepted perimeters and boundaries of what is and what should be.”

True, there are programs that have been implemented and have been

revealed that are reasonable causes for concern, for our personal privacy

and as citizens of the United States living under the principles established by

the United States Constitution and Amendments to the Constitution. As

citizens our duty and responsibility is to challenge and voice our opinions.

Our public officials at every level of government are bound as to serve the

people. As elected officials each pledged to work diligently and focused for

the good of the citizens they represent. By doing so, they in turn, pledged

to put aside their personal interests and personal biases. To those who have

not stood by their pledges to serve with honesty, integrity and transparency,

they should be held accountable.

This is my final statement, the final call, to you, the Directors of the

Barack Obama Presidential Foundation.

Clifton M. Hasegawa, President and CEO

Clifton M. Hasegawa & Associates, LLC 1044 Kilani Avenue 12, Wahiawa, Hawaii 96786-2243 Internet: www.linkedin.com/in/cliftonhasegawa