President Obama Set to Leave Oahu After Holiday Vacation in Kailua

Living in Kailua is wonderful.  It’s also a great place to vacation. Our white sand beaches and turquoise waters are appealing to most everyone who loves a smallish beach town, with friendly people and beautiful scenery.  Even the President of the United States loves Kailua. He comes here on vacation almost every year.

President Barack Obama has spent the last few weeks in Kailua, enjoying all it has to offer. During part of this trip, he was entertaining foreign dignitaries, as well. Tonight, he is reportedly dining at Buzz’s Steak House, which has completely closed off an area which is close to Kailua Beach and Lankikai, with the motorcade and security. While the President has been in Kailua, he’s reportedly made visits to most of his usual places, like Island Snow, Lanikai General Store, and of course, the golf courses and Marine Corps Base, for a workout.

My family and several friends had the unique pleasure of shaking President Obama’s hand and chatting with him a bit on the Mid-Pacific Golf Course in Lanikai, on New Year’s Day. This was a very special experience, especially for my husband, because each time my son and I had the opportnity to encounter Mr. President in the past (2009) and (2010), my husband was working, or deployed to Iraq in the USMC. 

This is what it looks like when the President of the United States is about to shake your hand:

Our friend, Tom, got some great footage. Here is a photo of my husband (in the Scottish cap) and son (in the green) with the President. That’s my phone right in front of the President. A REALTOR can’t go anywhere, even to meet the President, without her phone! (LOL)

No matter your politics, it is a pretty cool thing to shake the hand of the President. He was very nice and friendly to us. We enjoy his visits to Kailua!

~ Aloha