Barack Obama
Related: About this forumShaka(Aloha Spirit) from Kailua, Hawaii.. Updated: Snorkeling in a Private Cove!
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President Obama gives a shaka gesture while greeting people at Island Snow near his vacation home in Kailua, Hawaii December 31
Chips~http://theobamadiary.com/2013/12/31/shaka/
As opposed to this snow.. ..
[font color=blue]ALOHA and a HEALTHY HAPPY 2014, BOG and all of DU~Here's to a Blue Blue YEAR![/font]
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President Obama, family spend New Year's Eve snorkeling in Hawaii
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KAILUA, Hawaii President Obama has never been one for the New Year's Eve blowout and Tuesday appeared to be no exception. The first family spent the last day of 2013 snorkeling with parrotfish and green sea turtles at Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, slipping into the waters of the famed reef on a day it was blissfully closed to other tourists.
The president has shown himself to be a creature of habit during his low-key vacation here on Oahu; the Obamas have snorkeled in the same spot on a number of other winter retreats here. The heavily visited reef draws visitors from all over the world because of its colonies of more than 60 species of coral and its green sea turtle population, which currently stands somewhere between 40 and 60. (About 300 turtles have been caught, tagged and released over the last decade by researchers at the preserve.)
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"The glimpse of the president by Oahus locals and visitors was brief: A few surfers stood on top of their van to wave, and several girls in neon bikinis greeted the president from the shoreline with the shaka sign, the islands greeting for hang loose.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-obama-hawaii-snorkeling-20131231,0,1583073.story#ixzz2pC9zzISg
bigtree http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024260484#post2
Peaceful Memories to take back to D.C. with them~
I was just finishing to post this!
Cha!
Cha
(305,440 posts)get it done in time. I had to stop and take care of my pasta for supper which is on hold right now to nuture my OP .
I kept checking to see if you had posted it during that time.. and I didn't see it. Mahalo, sheshe!
And, a[font color=blue][font size=21pt] VERY VERY BLUE YEAR!!..[/font][/font]
sheshe2
(87,558 posts)I was wondering when we would see some. I hope they are enjoying the Holidays as they so richly deserve.
Aloha spirit, beautiful!
Might I add the fabulous four~
The President and First Lady joke with the Vice President and Dr. Biden in the Blue Room of the White House before the National Governors Association Dinner. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/12/31/the-fabulous-four/
Beautiful Cha. Thank you!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Cha
(305,440 posts)From Sydney, Austrailia and beyond..
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/31/new-years-2014-celebratio_n_4523272.html
Cha
(305,440 posts)a Happy New Year-Skaka thread, she, Mahalo!
They are such beautiful people glowing from their inner most being!
sheshe2
(87,558 posts)They radiate an inner beauty!
Cha
(305,440 posts)sheshe2
(87,558 posts)I will be blissfully sleeping when that happens~
Did I happen to mention that I love this President, his family and the awesome Bidens!
2014 Cha~
Cha
(305,440 posts)PHOTO: Obama And Biden Celebrate Their Victory
by Jay Yarrow
Nov. 7, 2012, 1:00 AM
http://www.businessinsider.com/photo-obama-and-biden-celebrate-their-victory-2012-11
One of my favorites on so many levels, sheshe~
longship
(40,416 posts)I will nevertheless raise a glass of my homemade wine to my DU friends' health for 2014.
Skäl! my dear friends.
To a wonderful new year to us all!
Cha
(305,440 posts)It's not even Midnight here in the Islands.. almost 3 more hours.
Skäl! to you and a Very Happy New Year~
IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)Picked, crushed and pressed the apples with friends.
We made only about 600 gallons of cider. Fermented it all.
IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)applegrove
(123,157 posts)Cha
(305,440 posts)Merci for " Meilleur voeux"!
calimary
(84,367 posts)Nice work, Cha, and Mahalo!
Happy 2014! And we CAN make it a Happy 2014! Make sure we get out the vote later this year! Take the House back (and some of the statehouses, too!) and secure the Senate!
Cha
(305,440 posts)great white snark
(2,646 posts)Cha
(305,440 posts)hopemountain
(3,919 posts)why i love the bog.
people putting forward the best of themselves & in a good way
happy 2014, everyone. i love you all!
Cha
(305,440 posts)Cha
(305,440 posts)elleng
(136,111 posts)Are they back yet? Will surely be in SHOCK!!! About 32 degrees in DC area now!!!
Cha
(305,440 posts)I imagine The Obamas are back in D.C. but I can't find any verification.. so, I'm thinking tomorrow there will be pics on the Obama diary, and I'm going to let you know.
I'm thinking they're so use to "shock" that it won't be so bad.
Cha
(305,440 posts)Here's President Obama, Malia, and Sasha today.. coming back to D.C. without Michelle.. She gets to stay longer in Hawai'i as part of her 5-0 birthday present.
Chips @ The Obama Diary~
elleng
(136,111 posts)Nice birthday present! Trip to Hawaii was my high school graduation present!
Dad loved Hawaii, had been stationed there during WWII, so took us all there.
Cha
(305,440 posts)Now, ucr!
That inspires me to post a still of my son doin' some wave ridin'
Mahalo for the Hawai'i 50 Vid!
ucrdem
(15,703 posts)And that's a hell of a photo Cha, and you have a very talented son. You must be very proud of both!
Mahalo and Shaka, Cha!
p.s. let's see, January 3 ... summer is only four months away