The president may stay in Washington through the weekend depending on fiscal cliff negotiations, but the security measures for the first family’s visit have already been set.
But no word yet on whether Obama, if he’s in town, will attend U.S. Sen. Dan Inouye’s funeral at Punchbowl on Sunday.
Excerpts from KITV’s report:
The coast guard announced that they will be begin enforcing a security zone in Kailua Bay surrounding the holiday home of the Obama family this Friday before and after their yearly visit.
The zone is expected to last until January 6 unless it is cancelled before then.
The security zone will be composed of enforcement officers from the Coast Guard, HPD and Marine Corps Base Hawaii to be supervised by the Secret Service.
Politico also reports that the Federal Aviation Administration has issued its own warnings:
On Monday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration issued several flight restrictions for Hawaii from 8 P.M. Friday through midnight on Sunday January 6. The key air restriction surrounds Koko Head on the southeastern side of O’ahu, near where Obama has vacationed in the past.
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The FAA’s announcement takes a sterner tone.
“THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MAY USE DEADLY FORCE AGAINST THE AIRBORNE AIRCRAFT, IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT POSES AN IMMINENT SECURITY THREAT,” the Notice to Airmen warns. (The screaming capitalization is standard.)
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