*Subject:* *[EXTERNAL] Travel pool #3: Hickam scene*
At 114 pm local, POTUS & FLOTUS deplaned into 87 degree weather. The were greeted with leis by Hawaii Gov. David Ige and his wife, Dawn Ige; US Navy Adm. Harry Harris, commander of the US Pacific Command, his wife, Bruni Bradley; and Mikayla Webb, the daughter of Adm. Harriss aid.
POTUSs brightly colored lei orange and yellow it appeared from a distance was decorated with maile & ilima flowers, a combination traditionally presented to royalty on the island, Gov. Ige reports to the pool. (Hat tip to Mrs. Ige for the spelling assist.) The white lei given to FLOTUS was made of Pilake and rose.
POTUS spent about 15 minutes shaking hands with some of the roughly 100 greeters, a mix of troops and civilians. The pool was kept too far away to hear the interactions, and was hustled into vans before he finished.
At one point several woman cheered White House chief of staff John Kelly, who stood about 15 feet behind the president. We love you General Kelly! Mr. Kelly acknowledged his fans with a smile and placing his right hand over his heart.
Mike Bender
The Wall Street Journal.