http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/227777-obama-begins-hawaiian-vacationDecember 20, 2014, 08:24 am
Obama begins Hawaiian vacation
By Rachel Huggins
President Obama and the first family have begun their seventh Christmas vacation in Hawaii.
Air Force One landed late Friday evening at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam with the president, first lady Michelle Obama, their daughters Sasha and Malia and two dogs.
According to a pool report, the Obamas arrived at 11:28 pm in the neighborhood of Kailua where the family has stayed in past years.
The trip comes as Obama closes out his sixth term as president. He is expected to spend some time during his 17-day break preparing his State of the Union Address on Jan. 20, which will be his first speech to the Republican-controlled Congress.
