Close: Barack and Michelle held hands as they walked across the tarmac at Hickam Air Force Base and the First Family children.
Chilly: Obama dashes out of the Oval office in Washington ahead of his flight to the sunnier climes of the state he was born in
Standing to attention: The crew of Air Force One preparing to fly the first family to Hawaii yesterday
Merry Christmas: The President greets a young Marine who was having Christmas dinner at Anderson Hall on Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kailua.
The President and Michelle Obama chat to Marines and their families on Christmas Day
Christmas cheer: The President and the First Lady share a joke with a couple of Marines
Hula in Hawaii: Malia Obama shows off her hula-hooping skills as she and her family spend the
Christmas holiday in Hawaii
Take That! Sasha Obama chases a friend round the family's private holiday home with her space hopper
Warm welcome: Crowds gathered to wish the Obamas a happy Christmas
Sasha and Malia also wore flower garlands
The President and his wife Michelle both wore traditional flower garlands upon their arrival
Aloha! The President, first lady and daughters Sasha and Malia touch down in Hawaii on Christmas Eve
President Barack Obama's daughters made the most of the sunny Hawaiian weather yesterday as they enjoyed Christmas morning on the tropical island.
Malia Ann, 11 and eight-year-old Sasha, looked like they were having the time of their lives as they hula-hooped outside their holiday home and chased friends with a space hopper.
Mr Obama, the First Lady and their two girls left the wintry scenes outside the White House in Washington D.C on Christmas Eve for the island of Oahu for a week-long holiday.
Hawaii is where the President was born and raised and with no public schedule to attend to, the family have been celebrating the festive season in private at a rented compound in Kailua.
After spending Christmas morning together, Mr Obama and his wife Michelle went to visit military families at the Marine Corps Base.
They were greeted warmly by serving officers and their families who were having Christmas dinner on the base.
They spent time laughing and chatting with the Marines before heading back to their holiday home to continue Christmas Day in private with their daughters.
The Obamas are also planning to see in 2010 in Hawaii.
When they arrived on the island on Thursday, a crowd of about 75 military servicemen and women and Hawaii politicians including Governor Linda Lingle greeted Air Force One when it landed at Hickam Air Force Base.
Obama took several minutes to greet military personnel and their families before getting in a black sport utility for the ride to his vacation home.
People carrying cameras, dogs and children lined the streets along the road as his motorcade made its way to Kailua from the air base.
Some flashed the shaka or 'hang loose' sign at the first Hawaii-born president. Others held placards wishing the Obama family a Merry Christmas.
A group of Hawaiian sovereignty activists standing near Pinky's restaurant in Kailua spelled out 'End US Occupation of Hawaii.'
Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann predicted the media attention the visit is receiving will boost the state's tourism industry.
'I think it's going to create all kinds of demand,' Hannemann told KHON from Hickam, where he was among those greeting the president.
'People are going to want to come here when they see the president sunning and funning in Hawaii.'
Obama left the White House earlier on Christmas Eve after the US Senate passed health care legislation.
Obama leaves behind a Washington bitterly divided over his top domestic priority. The first family's departure was delayed until senators took action.
Obama spent part of last December in Hawaii, where his mother and grandmother raised him.
The family has made an annual tradition of coming back to the islands.
Obama was born at Kapiolani Medical Center in Honolulu and attended Punahou School from fifth grade until he graduated from high school.
He's staying at the same rented oceanfront vacation home as last year on a quiet block of Windward Oahu.
The Secret Service has set up multiple security checkpoints in the neighborhood, while the Coast Guard has set up a no-entry zone in part of Kailua Bay fronting the home.
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