U.S. President Barack Obama departs aboard Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2011. Obama is en route to Hawaii for Christmas with his family. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg | License Photo
U.S. President Barack Obama greets well-wishers after arriving at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii, Friday, Decemberf 23, 2010. President Obama joins First Lady Michele Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia in Hawaii for the winter holidays. UPI/Kent Nishimura/Pool | License Photo
U.S. President Barack Obama departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2011. Obama is en route to Hawaii for Christmas with his family. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg | License Photo
U.S. President Barack Obama greets well-wishers after arriving at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii, Friday, Decemberf 23, 2010. President Obama joins First Lady Michele Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia in Hawaii for the winter holidays. UPI/Kent Nishimura/Pool | License Photo
U.S. President Barack Obama salutes as he disembarks from Air Force One at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii, Friday, Decemberf 23, 2010. President Obama joins First Lady Michele Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia in Hawaii for the winter holidays. UPI/Kent Nishimura/Pool | License Photo
U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with the press as he walks to Marine One to head for a vacation in Hawaii on December 23, 2011. UPI/Dennis Brack/POOL | License Photo
U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with members of the media, wishing them a Merry Christmas, as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2011. Obama is en route to Hawaii for Christmas with his family. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg | License Photo
