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President Barack Obama eats shave ice with daughter Malia, at right, at Island Snow on Jan. 1, 2015, in Kailua during the Obama family vacation.
President Barack Obama and his family are scheduled to fly to Hawaii late next week for their annual Christmas vacation in the islands.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest confirmed today that, unless events in Washington or elsewhere keep Obama at work, the first family will leave for Hawaii the night of Dec. 18.
No information was released on the arrival time, but motorists can expect freeway and road closures as the president’s motorcade travels to their rented vacation home in Kailua late that night or early morning on Dec. 19.
The Christmastime vacation in Hawaii is a tradition for the first family. Obama, who was born in Honolulu and spent much of his childhood on Oahu, has spent the holidays in the islands every year during his presidency and even before he was elected.
If this vacation is like the others, expect the president to spend several days golfing with Punahou School friends Bobby Titcomb, Mike Ramos and Greg Orme, along with selected White House staffers, and perhaps a family day at Pyramid Rock beach on Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay.
Past vacations have included a trip to Island Snow in Kailua for shave ice, at least one hike, and dinner at favorite fine-dining restaurants with Obama’s sister Maya Soetoro-Ng and her family.
Past Christmas Eves and New Year’s Eves have been spent at their rented Kailua home with family.
Also on Christmas Eve, First Lady Michelle Obama spends some time on the phone answering calls about Santa Claus’ trip around the world as tracked by NORAD.
On Christmas Day, the president and first lady have made it a tradition to spend time with service members and their families at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
So the “EMBARRASSMENT OF HAWAII” wants to come back. Where are our Social Security increases?
we are lucky, the coverage hawaii gets during the vacation is priceless. and it looks like the weather will be bright and sunny with massive waves to showcase the islands.
he could have picked any of the other 57 states to vacation to celebrate arbor day but he chose hawaii.
Uh st1d. Last count there were 50 states. Could you please tell me the seven I missed.
According to Barry he visited 57 states. And if you check his speech given on 11/
14/11, Hawai’i isn’t one of them. All can be found on YouTube.
The Punah grad also told George Stephanoplous he is a Muslim and that is on You Tube as well.
agree. And we are proud of our President and his good work. WE respect the office even if we disagree with specific things done by any president.
🙂 Chuckle.
Social Security increases? You might want to ask the GOP.
Don’t be a partisan dunderhead; nobody votes on the SS COLA, it’s tied to the CPI.
OK. Hold your hand out. I’ll give you your one penny due.
Be prepared for traffic jams.
I wonder if Obama had anything to do with the establishment of the Obama Library that’s going to built in Chicago instead of Hawaii? Seems like it would have been more befitting that it be built in his hometown.
America is his home town, you silly rabbit.
Hawaii is his birth place. Based on his birth record.
Agree Chicago is really nice this time of year and would be better if Obsma visit his friend and mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emmanuel for Christmas. Maybe Obama can make some speeches in person while in the Windy City to keep his friend from getting impeached and talk to fellow Chicagoans about his new library on Chicago’s South side; in between all of the protests and possible riots currently going on there.
I don’t think many of us would be offended if he decided to take his Christmas vacation in France. Or maybe his birth country of Kenya. Either way would be good.
Humans birth place is the planet Earth. All pays the same. We are all in it together.
Welcome Home Mr. President! It means a great deal to have you here. Thanks for all you do for the country. You have added class, intelligence and wisdom to the White House.
Geez Allie, your digital record includes frequent comments like posted here http://www.staradvertiser.com/breaking-news/woman-in-mass-shooting-pledged-allegiance-to-is-source-says/ , then year after year when POTUS arrives “welcome home Mr President” and “we love our Barack Obama.”
allie would make a great greeter at Walmart with her cheery, generic jovial sayings.
How about you go instead?
LOL !
The embarrassing thing is the horrible Punahou friends who hang on to Obama desperate to become famous.
Is it that time of year already?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
It used to be.
Funny
It still is for the rich.
Welcome Home, Sir, once again, Commander in Chief, and to your lovely family. Pray that yours will be the final PC OJT presidency America has.
PC OJT presidency ~ no myth behind that comment!! Let us pray.
Expensive vacation; that old elite shuffle.
Freedom has no price. Don’t take it for granted, neither.
What? Why not his hometown of Chicago, especially when Emanuel and the rioters would be there to greet him. On the bright side, the economy of Hawaii will rise by ten bucks worth of “shave ice”.
I’ll buy you and your puppies shaved ice. No sweat it out. Life is good.
Thank you. Thats “shave”ice. Locals prefer to use the term shave ice instead of shaved ice like the mainlanders.
Unless you’re from Hilo, then it’s ice shave.
Yesterday’s Letter comments was about what is a local person in Hawaii?
Why not Gitmo? Private beaches. Perfect weather. Built in security. LOTS of room now that he’s set some terrorists free. He, Fidel and Raul can bond over a few cigars.
He should go to Chicago and save us the headache!! I like the idea of Gitmo too!!
I’m here in Kailua Town, Mr. President. Let us know what is your favorite flavor of shaved ice, Sir?
Rainbow – see photo – like his other passions.
Brother Iz also sang, Over The Rainbow.
Rainbow with Black bean. Ha ha.
You can have him. What a PITA
Geez, can the Grumpy Old Men find something else to talk about while the guy and his family spend Christmas in this best of all places? (apologies to Voltaire)
Best comment of the day. Kudos, Cellodad.
I wish the media would follow me when I walk my puppies, too.
Great, now we can get the Likiliki and Pali Hwy. re-surfaced…… Yea.
Miriam’s name is spelled LIKELIKE.
When the potholes reach a certain size, NASA will be training there for the next moon walk.
Barry sez his fav tune of 2015 is: How Much A Dollar Cost · Kendrick Lamar. Hawaii vaca cost more than a dollar, and obtw we the taxpayers fund it because one official visit is made, Christmas day at the MCBH Chow Hall and there ya go. Eh, Barry in all these many years why haven’t you visited the other bases? They serve a Christmas meal at those Galleys and Dining Facilities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJT3b4urwcU&list=PLIen3IPVo_U30dpwJd2RDrPxYVXTplcq7
Why don’t you go somewhere else this year
Welcome back Mr. President. Hopefully after you leave the presidency, you will continue coming back to Hawaii. Maybe someday even run for office here. 🙂
Not hopefully. It is so.
So our next President will be a gray haired, senior?
Obama, you should go to Chicago instead of coming here.
Shave ice, shaved ice. Does anyone here remember ” snow cones “?
He’s coming to Hawaii to organize the refugee program.
Obama should stay on the Mainland. All he does is cost us money.