Obama on Christmas vacation (12 images)

U.S. President Barack Obama hits a chip shot on the 9th hole of the Mid-Pacific Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 28, 2010. UPI/Cory Lum

U.S. President Barack Obama greets members of the military and their families as he and First Lady Michelle Obama visit Anderson Hall at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on December 25, 2010 in Kaneohe, Hawaii. President Obama and his family are spending the holidays in his native Hawaii. UPI/Kent Nishimura/Pool

U.S. President Barack Obama eats shave ice from Island Snow with family and friends at Kailua Beach in Kailua, Hawaii on December 27, 2010. UPI/Kent Nishimura/Pool

Security boats are stationed in a canal that runs adjacent to Kaiulana Place as President Obama's motorcade heads back to his residence, Kailua, Hawaii, December 24, 2010. UPI/cory Lum/Pool