Regarding the rumor that Obama is not able to run....
Federal law, not state law, determines United States citizenship. Obama was born on US soil, several years after Hawaii became a state.
That is that.
Even if we grant, hypothetically, the oft-heard (but absolutely un-proven) claim that Obama was actually born in Kenya, he is still a citizen.
The law you quote…
“If only one parent was a U.S. Citizen at the time of your birth, that parent must have resided in the United States for at least ten years, at least FIVE of which had to be after the age of 16.”
…is NOT “Hawaiian state” law. These words come from the federal Immigration and Nationality Act as it read between December 24, 1952 and November 13, 1986.
The new law, 8 U.S.C. 1401, Sec. 301(g), reads:
“…a person born outside the geographical limits of the United States and its outlying possessions of parents one of whom is an alien, and the other a citizen of the United States who, prior to the birth of such person, was physically present in the United States or its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling not less than five years, at least two of which were after attaining the age of fourteen years…”
Obama’s mother clearly qualifies.
Now, I know what you are going to say: “But that’s the NEW law! We have to go by the wording of the law in effect when Obama was born…”
Nope. Here’s the part of 8 U.S.C. 1401, Sec. 301(g) that everyone ignores:
“This proviso shall be applicable to persons born on or after December 24, 1952, to the same extent as if it had become effective in its present form on that date”
Barack Obama is a natural-born citizen, and it does not matter if he was born in Hawaii, Kenya, or Mars.
By all means, double-check my work. You know how to use Google.