Obama Hawaii Vacation 2010: Kailua Preparing For President's Visit

Obama, family, entourage expected soon in Kailua
(12-20) 06:57 PST Kailua, Hawaii (AP) -- While President Barack Obama's standing in Washington has dropped a notch or two in the year since he and his family last spent their holiday Vacation in this beach community, the thrill is definitely not gone for many Kailuans about him coming back. "I'm very excited," said Virginia Carnohan, owner of The Cottage gift shop about 2 1/2 miles from the trio of Multimillion Dollar beachfront homes where the Obama family and friends will spend Christmas and...

Obama, family, entourage expected soon in Kailua
(12-20) 06:57 PST Kailua, Hawaii (AP) -- While President Barack Obama's standing in Washington has dropped a notch or two in the year since he and his family last spent their holiday Vacation in this beach community, the thrill is definitely not gone for many Kailuans about him coming back. "I'm very excited," said Virginia Carnohan, owner of The Cottage gift shop about 2 1/2 miles from the trio of Multimillion Dollar beachfront homes where the Obama family and friends will spend Christmas and...

Hawaii vacation to feature ENTIRE first family
HONOLULU (CNN) - Finally, the entire first family will make it to Hawaii for the holidays. Bo, the first family's portugese water dog, has made his debut on the island after complying with the state's stringent animal quarantine rules. FDOTUS - the First Dog of the United States - arrived on Saturday with First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha, according to Janelle Saneishi of the Hawaii Department of Agriculture. Bo had to go through a rigorous quarantine ...

Obama, family, entourage expected soon in Kailua
KAILUA, Hawaii – While President Barack Obama's standing in Washington has dropped a notch or two in the year since he and his family last spent their holiday Vacation in this beach community, the thrill is definitely not gone for many Kailuans about him coming back. "I'm very excited," said Virginia Carnohan, owner of The Cottage gift shop about 2 1/2 miles from the trio of Multimillion Dollar beachfront homes where the Obama family and friends will spend Christmas and New Year's. "We h...

Obama, family, entourage expected soon in Kailua (AP)
KAILUA, Hawaii — While President Barack Obama's standing in Washington has dropped a notch or two in the year since he and his family last spent their holiday Vacation in this beach community, the thrill is definitely not gone for many Kailuans about him coming back. "I'm very excited," said Virginia Carnohan, owner of The Cottage gift shop about 2 1/2 miles from the trio of Multimillion Dollar beachfront homes where the Obama family and friends will spend Christmas and New Year's. "We h...

Obama, family, entourage expected soon in Kailua
KAILUA, Hawaii—While President Barack Obama's standing in Washington has dropped a notch or two in the year since he and his family last spent their holiday Vacation in this beach community, the thrill is definitely not gone for many Kailuans about him coming back. "We have a local boy who's president and everybody's very proud of that," said Chuck Prentiss, chairman of the Kailua Neighborhood Board, a panel that advises Honolulu City Officials on community concerns. First Lady Michelle O...

Obama Family and Entourage Expected Soon in Kailua, Hawaii
Monday, December 20, 2010 By Herbert A. Sample, Associated Press Kailua, Hawaii (AP)  - While President Barack Obama's standing in Washington has dropped a notch or two in the year since he and his family last spent their holiday Vacation in this beach community, the thrill is definitely not gone for many Kailuans about him coming back. "I'm very excited," said Virginia Carnohan, owner of The Cottage gift shop about 2 1/2 miles from the trio of Multimillion Dollar beachfront homes where th...

Hawaii waits for Obama
In Hawaii, they're waiting for the president. First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha, and dog Bo arrived at the beach community of Kailua over the weekend, but President Obama is still in Washington waiting for the Lame Duck Congress to war up its pre-Christmas work. The Associated Press said folks in Kailua can't wait: "I'm very excited," said Virginia Carnohan, owner of The Cottage gift shop about 2 1/2 miles from the trio of Multimillion Dollar beachfront homes where the Obama ...

Michelle Obama in Rainy Hawaii Without the President
Michelle Obama and the girls, Sasha and Malia, as well as the first dog, Bo, have arrived in Hawaii without the President, Barack Obama. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought, expression, and worship. Read more... We invite all Americans who share these values to join us here at Fox Nation. hotairblog: Classic TEMS: Kerry Picket, Steven Crowder: On...

Michelle Obama Fills Your Stockings With Coal and Exercise
The Baby Jesus is almost here, which means that soon, Michelle Obama and some unwilling schoolchildren will probably be making plates of whole grain toast and carrots to leave out for Kris Kringle, the only fat man fully endorsed by our FLOTUS. But before Michelle can gather the family around the hearth for bowls of Special K and a slightly modified version of “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” she has some shopping of her own to do. What will she get Barry this Christmas? How...

Bo Obama Faced Possible Quarantine in Hawaii, Asked to Produce Papers
**Written by Doug Powers Here’s what troubles me about this: If you just wanna take your dog out for Ice Cream in Hawaii and you don’t have your papers, you’re gonna get harassed — that just doesn’t seem right: Honolulu (HawaiiNewsNow) - While President Barack Obama and his family have been coming to Hawaii for Vacation almost every year, it will be the first island visit for “First Dog” Bo. If he passes a veterinary exam when he lands, he’...

Bad Weather Could Dampen Obamas' Holiday
(FOXNews.com) - Legislative bickering in the lame-duck Congress is not the only thing that is likely to put a damper on the first family's Christmas Vacation -- Bad Weather in Hawaii may also get President Barack Obama's trip off to a less than ideal start, Fox News Channel reported Monday. Snow flurries and Flash Floods are not typically what vacationers in Hawaii expect to hear, but that was just what the National Weather Service (NWS) said about the Hawaiian Islands Monday. Forecasters were c...

Bo braves rabies shots to share Obama Hawaii holiday
Bo may lead a life of perks and treats at the White House, but the first dog still had to get rabies shots like any other canine visiting Hawaii in order to share the holidays with the president and first family. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that Bo received two rabies vaccinations, an implanted electronic Microchip and had to have a blood test to ensure that he was rabies-free. Janelle Saneishi, spokeswoman for the State Department of Agriculture, told the newspaper tha...

First dog Bo meets requirements to skip quarantine
Connect with us! Honolulu (HawaiiNewsNow) - While President Barack Obama and his family have been coming to Hawaii for Vacation almost every year, it will be the first island visit for "First Dog" Bo. If he passes a veterinary exam when he lands, he'll be allowed to follow the Obama ohana to Kailua immediately. He can do so under the state's "Five-Day-Or-Less" quarantine program, which has been on the books since 2003. Bo met the requirements, but the process began months in advance. "It...

Key wins in a lame-duck session
Remember when congressional Republicans announced they wouldn't show up to a White House meeting with President Obama right after the November midterms? The snub seemed to suggest Obama's influence was waning in Washington. This Story West Wing Briefing: West Wing Briefing: Key wins in a lame-duck session Steve Israel, new DCCC chairman, ready to go on 'offense' for House Democrats Live video Q&A;, 11 a.m. ET: Chris Cillizza Monday Fix: The GOP top 10 for 2012, Thune's possible warning shot fo...

Obama Family Minus Obama Heads to Hawaii
Obama said he'd wait until Congress is done. START Treaty ratification is all that's left. The final vote on DADT Repeal has passed (65-31)! Now it heads to Obama's desk for signature. President Obama is sticking around Washington while Congress votes on a few final bills, but his family isn’t waiting any longer to go to Hawaii for Vacation. Michelle Obama and Obama’s daughters, Sasha and Malia, will be leaving for Christmas break on Saturday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gi...

One year later, not a word on mysterious woman who threatened Michelle Obama
According to an affidavit signed by Secret Service Special Agent John Woodruff, Roshia "said she had traveled to Hawaii in September "to protect Obama" and since then has been "working the Golf Course at the Marine Base".  The Golf Course in question, which Roshia allegedly claimed to work at,  is Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course , part of the   Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) . An extensive Background Check is required for employment at MCCS facilities, since it's a j...

Obama's Dog Quarantined in Hawaii
Must be a problem with his long-form Birth Certificate or something.Even if you're the dog of the president of the United States, you still need to follow the rules. As the Obama family slowly trickles into Hawaii for the holidays (the First Lady and first daughters jetted there over the weekend, but the president remains in Washington until Congress wraps up its business), the first dog, who is making his first trip to the island, is subject to the state's quarantine program. The policy requ...

Bo Gets More Scrutiny to Get Into Hawaii Than His Owner Got Becoming President
It's tougher in America to be a dog trying to get into Hawaii than to be liberal trying to become president: While President Barack Obama and his family have been coming to Hawaii for Vacation almost every year, it will be the first island visit for “First Dog” Bo. If he passes a veterinary exam when he lands, he’ll be allowed to follow the Obama ohana to Kailua immediately. He can do so under the state’s “Five-Day-Or-Less” quarantine program, which has been ...

Holiday travel for Californians rises
The stormy weather might make the going tougher, but it won't keep a greater number of Northern Californians from treating themselves to a holiday trip this year. For the first time since The Economy took a plunge in 2008, the number of travelers is estimated to go up. More than 11.6 million Californians are expected to travel leading up to Christmas and through New Year's - a 3 percent increase from last year, according to AAA's annual holiday travel survey. "What this indicates is a very mea...

Holiday travel for Californians rises
The stormy weather might make the going tougher, but it won't keep a greater number of Northern Californians from treating themselves to a holiday trip this year. For the first time since The Economy took a plunge in 2008, the number of travelers is estimated to go up. More than 11.6 million Californians are expected to travel leading up to Christmas and through New Year's - a 3 percent increase from last year, according to AAA's annual holiday travel survey. "What this indicates is a very mea...

First Dog Bo Quarantined In Hawaii
The people of Hawaii can rest easier now. As the Presidential family begins to arrive for their Christmas Vacation the threat of rabies or some other unwanted disease will likely be averted. First dog, Bo, quarantined under state law, will be thoroughly checked out before being released. Michelle and the kids are in Hawaii, President Obama is waiting back in Washington to see if the Democrats can inflict any more pain on the American people, and poor Bo is quarantined until he’s checked out b...

Thanks for the Tax Cut!
THERE is a God! It passed! The Bush Tax Cuts have been extended two years for the upper bracketeers, of which I am a proud member, thank you very much. I’m the last person in the world I’d want to be beside, but I am beside myself! This is a life changer, I tell you. A life changer! To begin with, I was planning a trip to Cabo with my kids for Christmas Vacation. We were going to fly coach, but now with the money I’m saving in taxes, I’m going to splurge and bump myself ...

Ticket Replay: Michelle Obama's health reform plan for restaurant menus and families dining out
During the Holiday Season, as in years past, The Ticket is republishing some of our favorite items from the previous political year. This story was originally published on Sept. 14, 2010: First Lady Michelle Obama , who has been unable to convince the Smoker-in-Chief to give up that dreadful habit, now has some health suggestions for other American families and for restaurant menus across the country. The goal is to eat healthier, although that might hurt restaurant sales and cause disappointe...

On This One Kudos To Michelle Obama
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Forgive me if my sarcasm is obvious. However, don't rational people have more important things to single out and criticize the FLOTUS for than her efforts to heighten awareness over the dangers of Obesity. Particularly within the young? Sure she has had an occasional Ice Cream, maybe her taste for the sweeter things in life are legendary. So what? At least she is attempting to to do the right thing. Not unlike the Conservatives that have preached fidelity ...