The Obamas in Hawaii

President Barack Obama greets well wishers outside of Island Snow on January 3, 2013 in Kailua, Hawaii. The president, having cut short his holiday vacation to work in Washington on efforts to avert the recent fiscal cliff crisis, returned to Hawaii on Wednesday to be with the first lady and and his daughters.

The first daughters Sasha and Malia Obama enjoy some shaved ice with family friends at Island Snow January 3, 2013 in Kailua, Hawaii. Obama took his daughters Malia and Sasha and friends bowling at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe.

President Barack Obama meets the public after grabbing a cup of shaved ice from Island Snow on January, 2013 in Kailua, Hawaii. Obama took his daughters Malia and Sasha and friends bowling at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe.

President Barack Obama waves as he gets off Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The president arrived back in Hawaii for vacation after a tense, end-of-the-year standoff with Congress over the "fiscal cliff."

President Barack Obama speaks as first lady Michelle Obama listens during a visit with members of the military and their families in Anderson Hall at Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The first family is in Hawaii for a holiday vacation.

President Barack Obama greets military personnel eating Christmas dinner at Anderson Hall at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on December 25, 2012 in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The president and his family spent the Christmas holiday in Hawaii, Obama's birthplace.

First Lady Michelle Obama reacts while talking on the phone to children across the country as part of the annual NORAD Tracks Santa program. Mrs. Obama answered the phone calls from Kailua, Hawaii, Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2012.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attend the memorial service for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 23, 2012.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talk as they attend the memorial service for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 23, 2012.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama stand with Sen. Daniel Inouye's wife Irene Inouye as taps is played by a bugler during the funeral services for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific December 23, 2012 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Inouye was a Medal of Honor recipient and a U.S. Senator since 1963.

President Barack Obama disembarks Air Force One with daughters Sasha and Malia at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on December 22, 2012 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The president and his family are spending the Christmas holiday in Hawaii, Obama's birthplace.

President Barack Obama walks with his daughters Sasha and Malia, as well as First Lady Michelle Obama, off Air Force One at Hickham Feild in Honolulu, Hawaii, early on December 22, 2012.

President Barack Obama arrives with first lady Michelle Obama, top, and daughters Malia, top left, and Sasha, bottom right, at Honolulu Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, for the start of their holiday vacation, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012.