Police close major roads for Obama's visit to USS Arizona Memorial

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Updated: 12/29/2011 5:20 pm

The Honolulu Police Department temporarily closed major roads and freeways Thursday afternoon as President Obama visited Pearl Harbor. 

For security reasons, specific routes and times were not be disclosed prior to his trip.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited the USS Arizona Memorial at 5:26 p.m.

The Obamas paused for a moment of silence in the shrine room, where the names of 1,177 Arizona crew members who perished in the Dec. 7, 1941 attacks are inscribed.

The Obamas also dropped white and purple orchids into the sunken battleship.

The president did not make any statements at the memorial.

The First Family spent the day at Pyramid Rock Beach at Marine Corps Base Hawaii and got shave ice at Island Snow in Kailua.

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stretch - 12/30/2011 11:07 AM
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HawaiiNewsNow's Website has a report that slams Obama's Hawaiian vacation Excerpt:"Some Americans are bothered by President Barack Obama's decision to take a million-dollar vacation to Hawaii during these tough economic times..." Then there's Michelle's did she buy it or get it free wardrobe issue that's another national story burn & tarnish her popularity. Unless she got it free, she loses either way.

HawaiianDawn - 12/30/2011 8:55 AM
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Honestly, why in the world do they keep planning these events where they shut down the major freeways for his safety during RUSH hour?? Would it be so difficult for his planners to arrange these things at a time less likely to effect everyone trying to get home after work? Let them eat cake, I suppose.

endofstory - 12/29/2011 11:33 PM
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So at 1pm they tell all of the tourists that saved up for months to come to Hawaii and go to see and pay their respects to the fallen at the memorial that is is closed; btu the POTUS doesn't come there until 5:30pm. Another exhample of the narccistic affirmative action POTUS who does not give a d*mn about the true hard working people. He should have visited the Arizona Memorial the first day he arrived instead of going GOLFING! EOS

incredulous - 12/29/2011 9:03 PM
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"The president did not make any statements at the memorial" Yes, better than to reveal his glee at an American defeat.

Kolohe222 - 12/29/2011 8:13 PM
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And we are all created equal. I tink bra

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