Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton continued to charm crowds across Honolulu on her second day of campaigning for her mother, and ended yesterday a bit worn but still poised.

Wearing a white sun dress, gray blazer and purple high heels, Clinton spent her second day in the Islands shaking hundreds of hands, posing for photos and signing autographs from Kaimuki to Kapi'olani Community College to the Neal Blaisdell Center exhibition hall — all the while asking people to support her mother in Tuesday night's Democratic Party caucuses.

One of her first stops of the day, at the Koko Marina Zippy's restaurant, represented a return visit for Clinton.

Back in 1993 she was overshadowed by her more famous father, Bill Clinton, who had been recently elected president.

But yesterday, Chelsea Clinton was the focus of everyone's attention.

In a nice piece of symmetry, Abbie Nuuhiwa, the Clintons' waitress in 1993, watched as her daughter Maile Nuuhiwa served Chelsea Clinton Zippy's vegetarian chili, hot vegetables and a tossed salad with no dressing.

"They must have enjoyed it because she's coming back again," Abbie Nuuhiwa said as she waited for Clinton to arrive.

Loretta Kahele came to Zippy's with a campaign sign and clearly remembers the Clintons' 1993 visit.

"We greeted them," Kahele said. "Chelsea was here with her two friends and Hillary was here with her husband. It was exciting."

The Zippy's crowd was decidedly pro-Hillary Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton was greeted with cheers, sign-waving and music — the Beatles' "Give Peace a Chance" was tweaked to reflect support for Hillary Clinton with "Give her a chance."

The Zippy's stop was one of several Chelsea Clinton had planned for a three-day campaign tour of the Islands, which will culminate with a rally on Maui today.

Earlier yesterday, Clinton visited the farmers market at Kapi'olani Community College, where she greeted shoppers, stopped for photos, sampled locally grown products and passed along the message: "I hope you caucus for my mother on Tuesday."

That's when Hawai'i Democratic Party members will be able to indicate which of the candidates they hope will be offered the presidential nomination.

It will be tough for Clinton to win Hawai'i delegates, however, running against the locally born and Punahou-educated U.S. Sen. Barack Obama.

OBAMA VOLUNTEERS

Local Obama volunteers yesterday held a news conference outside the state Capitol to announce the nearly two dozen state and county lawmakers who have endorsed Obama.

They include state Senate Vice President Donna Mercado Kim, D-14th (Halawa, Moanalua, Kamehameha Heights); state Senate Majority Leader Gary Hooser, D-7th (Kaua'i, Ni'ihau); state Rep. Tommy Waters, D-51st (Lanikai, Waimanalo), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee; and Honolulu City Councilwoman Ann Kobayashi.

"His style of asking for change, willing to work with people, from a presidential level, you don't really hear that as much," Kobayashi said. "But he's always been promoting public discussion, public involvement, and that's what I like about him."

Last night at the Barack Obama volunteer phone center at Ward Warehouse, a crowded room waited with excitement for a motivational call from their candidate.

The appointed time came and went because Obama could not squeeze in the call between campaign engagements in Milwaukee.

Campaign organizers promised to get Obama to the phone today to stir up supporters before the caucus on Tuesday.

The missed call did not shake Anita Dimauro's support for Obama.

The last Democrat Dimauro voted for was John F. Kennedy, more than 40 years ago. A stalwart Republican ever since, Dimauro switched back to the Democratic Party because of Obama.

"I decided he was the one," she said. "I've been here every night from 4 to 8:30 p.m. calling people."

Other volunteers have used their own cellphones to call people asking them to support Obama.

Bill Fay, armed with his binder full of phone numbers and campaign literature, has made more than 500 phone calls on behalf of Obama because they share the same perspectives socially, legally and morally.

"His thinking and my thinking mesh," Fay said. "The last time I felt like this was in 1960 when I was a second year university student."

CAME TO SEE CHELSEA

The Clinton campaign countered with a telephone conference call with some of the more than one dozen state and county lawmakers who have endorsed Clinton.

"If you have seen the debates, it's clear that she has won the debates," said state Rep. Sylvia Luke, D-26th (Pacific Heights, Pauoa, Punchbowl). "She knows what she's talking about. She knows where she wants to take us. She knows where she's headed. My feeling has always been that hope can only get you so far."

Media continued to be kept at a distance from Chelsea Clinton yesterday while average people got to hug her.

Many walked away from their brief meetings calling Clinton accessible and gracious despite the crush of crowds wherever she went.

Kathy Corley, who already voted for Hillary Clinton in Illinois, met Chelsea Clinton at the farmers market and said, "She's so sweet. But I felt bad for her, all these people. But she was real courteous, real gracious. You feel bad to grab her and say 'Take my picture,' but she was very nice about it and we got it."

Even people who weren't die-hard Clinton supporters came out to see the daughter of a former president and a sitting U.S. senator.

"We like Hillary and Obama," said Drew Neathery. "But we had to come see Chelsea."

His 10-year-old daughter, Katie, was more enthusiastic in her support for Hillary Clinton's campaign.

"We love her," she said. "She'd be a good president. It would be good (to have a woman president). We've had all guys."

VOTE GUARANTEED

Clinton's visit definitely got her mother at least one vote.

On Friday, Rodrigo Villarroel, met Chelsea Clinton at the grand opening of the Kalihi-Palama Community Health Center in downtown Honolulu. In between Friday and greeting her again at Zippy's, Villarroel made his way to Clinton headquarters and signed up to become a volunteer.

"I believe in her universal healthcare, and she's the only one challenging the Republicans in that area," he said. "And Obama, I think he's a good man, but I don't think he's ready to be president of the United States. He doesn't have the experience yet."

But some weren't as moved, even if they were impressed with Chelsea Clinton.

Ryan Engle was at the farmers market yesterday because it was part of his regular routine.

"Chelsea's coming is a slightly bigger event than when the lavender farm comes from Maui," he said, as he and his infant son waited to see Clinton.

Engle was more curious about Clinton herself than about why he should vote for her mother. "I think I'll vote for Obama," he said. "I just want to see how she turned out. She has an interesting history as the daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton."

Garrett and Leslie Scales of Kaua'i, who remained undecided about supporting Clinton or Obama, had come to the Blaisdell to see "how Chelsea carries herself."

"Everybody has a vision of the Clintons," Garrett Scales said. "So this is a chance to look at them in a little different way. If Hillary wins, Chelsea will be in the White House, too. You look for future leaders. Who are they going to be? With Chelsea, maybe you're looking at the future."

By midday, Chelsea Clinton continued to run behind schedule.

She stepped out of a silver Mercedes SUV and strolled into the Sports Health and Fitness Expo at Blaisdell Center 55 minutes after her scheduled 2 p.m. arrival time.

For a rare, brief moment, she was not surrounded by a mass of people.

Many at the expo had been unaware Chelsea Clinton was coming. But some three dozen people who did waited patiently by the entrance lobby.

And within seconds, she was once more surrounded by a swarm of smiling faces armed with flashing cameras.

For the next 20 minutes, Clinton moved about the noisy expo surrounded by police and security personnel and a parade of people in tow.

Along the way, Clinton greeted people with graciousness, smiles and a recurring message:

"I hope you caucus for my mother on Tuesday," she said.

Reach Treena Shapiro at tshapiro@honoluluadvertiser.com, Derrick DePledge at ddepledge@honoluluadvertiser.com and Will Hoover at whoover@honoluluadvertiser.com.