Obama, family enjoy a full day from mountain to sea to fancy dinner
ASSOCIATED PRESS
A motorcade carrying President Barack Obama drove on Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Dec. 21 after his morning workout.
President Barack Obama celebrated on Christmas Eve by taking his family and friends out for dinner at MW Restaurant in the Keeaumoku area.
On the way there, the president’s motorcade passed by Honolulu’s City Hall known as Honolulu Hale and took in its festive Christmas display called “Honolulu City Lights.”
Earlier in the day, first lady Michelle Obama continued her Christmas eve tradition of helping the North American Aerospace Defense Command pinpoint Santa’s location for curious youngsters, as the president and their daughters hiked and spent some time at the beach.
The first lady took 16 calls Thursday from kids all over the world. And during the nearly 40 minutes that she was on the line, she tracked Santa Claus and his reindeer speeding through 10 countries in North Africa and Europe, including Libya, Malta, Italy, Croatia, Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Germany, Poland and Sweden.
He had already delivered 3 billion gifts by the time Mrs. Obama answered her first call.
The disclosure prompted a caller the White House identified as 8-year-old Kaly to say, “I don’t know how his sleigh can hold that many.”
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Meanwhile, the president and daughters took a family hike in Nuuanu on the Judd Memorial Trail and spent the afternoon at the beach at Bellows Air Force Station.
The president’s motorcade stopped on Nuuanu Pali Drive and the president, daughters Sasha and Malia and family friends began the hike at a little after 11 a.m.
The hike goes through a tropical forest and leads to the Jackass Ginger pond with a small waterfall.
It rained twice while the presidential hiking party was on the trail.
According to the book Place Names of Hawaii, the pond is named for a donkey that was often tethered by the pool and for the yellow ginger that grew around the area.
The hike ended just after noon and the motorcade continued over the Pali to Waimanalo and arrived at Bellows Air Force Station at about 12:30 p.m.
The beach at Bellows is closed to the general public today.
“We’re proud to be the First Family’s beach of choice,” said Major Dawn Standridge, who’s the commander of Bellows Air Force Station. Despite overcast skies and some showers, the scenic beach is stunning, known for its turquoise water, soft powdery sand and graceful ironwood trees.
“We’re happy when the President and his family come here to visit and relax and get away from the hustle and bustle of Washington,” says Hano Lono, a recreation assistant at Bellows Air Force Station.
The beach outing ended a little after 3 p.m. and the president and his family returned to their rented Kailua vacation home.
Earlier in the day, Obama started Christmas Eve by working out at the gym at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe.
Just before he left the Kailua rental home where he’s been staying with his family over the holidays, a rainbow appeared over the neighborhood.
As Obama’s motorcade left the Marine base, it passed by a large Christmas tree that’s decorated each year to celebrate the holiday season. The sun was shining over Windward Oahu, where temperatures are in the 70s.
Obama returned to his vacation home after the workout.
39 responses to “Obama, family enjoy a full day from mountain to sea to fancy dinner”
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Lots go mosquitoes there… hope that had bug spray. OMG, imagine the health department help we would get if the Obamas caught Dingue Fever in Hawaii?
yeah. I just read my FlipBoard..comm about how Brazil has kids born with brain damage from the mosquito bite. Even more of a reason to abolish the HI5 container fee, so that we will not have an incentive to save these rain water filled containers only to provide a perfect breeding ground for the mosquitos.
You are completely WRONG, mikethenovice. HI-5 does not cause an increase in cans lying around; it does the exact opposite. And for every few ounces of water collecting in a few loose cans, there is a thousand times more water collecting in buckets, old tires, ditches, natural ponds, etc. Please take a deep breath, reread your above post, take the appropriate action.
Nor will any one be digging up their precious bromeliads any time soon.
mikethe novice is always wrong or insulting.
DEET spray to the rescue.
Just be glad the Obama didn’t name the White House, the jack arse. after have Republican Bush was tethered there for eight years.
At least the white house was left livable for Obama. The Clinton’s stripped it clean when they left.
Clinton even stole the letters on the typewriter of the W away for , W. Bush. LOL!
That’s the entitlement mentality uniquely shared by many libs.
And you’ll believe anything printed… As long as it’s something you want to believe.
You can now put your mirror away now, Tita Girl.
That was debunked years ago. Don’t you read?
giggle…good one
I love to hear girls giggle.
In my day only cherries giggle?
Be aware of the pedobears. LOL
Enjoy the view from high on top of O’ahu’s mountain. There is also a cemetery, grave yard, with a nice view of the Windward side of O’ahu that fitches a cool million and a half dollars.
Nice touch about the rainbow. Forget to mention all the unicorns and angels that follow the motorcade.
Just no forget that all of the rainbows in Hawaii belong the Late, Brother Iz. He sang, Over The Rainbow.
Am glad the family decided to get out and do some hiking. Being cooped up even in a high-priced rental is for the piths.
When you stay at home for security reasons, the snipers have won.
Couldn’t ask him to say something nice about the American troops killed in Afghanistan? Or how about the taxes he wasted making a 500 pound gingerbread house while black unemployment rates are staggeringly high?
My puppies are also unemployed.
Wait a second… exactly, what does making a gingerbread house, no matter the size, have to do with black unemployment? Are you wanting African-Americans hired to make the gingerbread house, or what?
At least they’d have jobs. He hasn’t done anything for the group who gave nearly 99% of their votes to him.
Seems like people are going to grumble about him no matter what…
So glad that Obama can finally see our uncut grass along side of O’ahu’s roadways. He can explain to his family what the grass looks like at its natural height of growth.
No every roadway he travels on with trimmed recently just for him.
He needs to get back to Washington and teach Hillary debating skills.
And I would like to learn how to lie like Trump does?
Can’t you guys just give it a rest for one day and just wish everyone a merry Xmas ?
I stay on Greenwich Time. Everything all pau with Christmas, already.
You mean Grinch Time!
Mele Kalikimaka !, peace on earth
They are always eating fancy dinners. These people spend money like crazy.
My puppies also eat better than 99% of America.
I always enjoy reading stories about how Obama and his family are living high off the hog, while many of the rest of us are being forced into bankruptcy or even homelessness.
And your tax dollars is covering his vacation.