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President Obama’s Hawaii vacation: Day 8

A police Jet Ski patrols a beach near where President Barack Obama and the first family are spending time at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, during the Obama family vacation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A police Jet Ski patrols a beach near where President Barack Obama and the first family are spending time at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, during the Obama family vacation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) A police Jet Ski patrols a beach near where President Barack Obama and the first family are spending time at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, during the Obama family vacation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) – How President Barack Obama spent the eighth day of his family’s holiday vacation in Hawaii on Friday:

– MORNING AT HOME: President Obama stayed at his Kailua vacation home until late morning on a sunny day on Oahu.

– BEACH TIME: Obama and the first family headed to Bellows Air Force Station to hit the beach for the third day in a row. As the motorcade arrived, several dozen beachgoers and families waved and flashed the “shaka” sign on a breezy day.