While most of us are stuck digging out from this year’s Snowpocalypse, President Obama and his family are enjoying a little rest and relaxation in his home state of Hawaii—jealous. He’s a couple years into his term and this Hawaiian holiday is sort of a tradition, so if you want to hang with the president in 2011 you might want to start making plans now. Unfortunately, it’s pretty unlikely that you’ll run into him, but if you want to try, here's where has been sharing a little bit of aloha.
Presidential family and friends were snorkeling in Oahu’s famous Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve earlier this week, but don’t expect any new shirtless photos to emerge. The press were specifically told to keep their distance, so there won’t be any other TMZ moments for the president or members of his crew. We’re hoping that Sasha and Malia were able to see a couple of turtles when they were swimming around, as we’ve been able to spot a couple on a past trip to the stunning snorkeling spot.
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Many of the First Family’s activities take place in and around the island’s Marine Corps Base, so it’s unlikely that you’ll be asking Obama if you can play through on the golf course. However, the First Dad did take his daughters into town to grab a snack of shave ice. If you want to recreate your own presidential desert moment just head over to Island Snow Kailua on Oahu. The Commander-in-chief got an order of melon, cherry and lemon lime—just in case you wanted to do the same during your island getaway.
There’s lots to do back in Washington when he gets back—it’s expected that they’ll return shortly after New Year’s Day—so we wish him and his family the best. Maybe next year we can even be in the right place at the right time and buy the family a round of shave ice ourselves.
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