Here we are with a brand new, winter edition of BuzzWords!

All Hawaii's abuzz over Hawaii-born President-elect Barack Obama, the
annual Honolulu City Lights Christmas light display begins this month,
plus, we ?wrap things up? by offering Season's Greetings, Hawaiian-style,
with this issue's special holiday edition of BuzzWords!

Hawaii's Very Own President-Elect, Barack Obama!

People from Hawaii are understandably excited about the outcome of this
year's historic Presidential election. Barack Obama, soon-to-be 44th
President of the United States of America, was born in the islands and has
strong local ties.

Since the election, Hawaii residents have seen a sudden surge in interest
in all things Obama, with Obama-related tours and promotions popping up
all over the place!

GoHawaii.com, Hawaii's official tourism site, has added an entire section
devoted to Barack Obama, at gohawaii.com/obama, that encourages visitors
to Hawaii to check out the President-elect's favorite places to golf, eat,
even bodysurf!

The site lists local favorites like Rainbow Drive-In, serving ono plate
lunches and slushies since 1961, and Sandy Beach (Sandy's to the locals),
a popular bodysurfing spot on the east side of Oahu, as well as famous
visitor attractions like the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor and
Hanauma Bay, offering scenic views of the big, blue Pacific Ocean and some
of the best snorkeling on the island.

(Fun fact from the GoHawaii Obama site: Did you know that Barack Obama
used to work at the Baskin-Robbins on South King?)

L&L Drive-Inn, or L&L Hawaiian Barbeque as it's known on the mainland, has
a new, limited edition Barack Obama ?Year of the Ox? T-shirt in the school
colors of Obama's high school alma mater Punahou. President-elect Barack
Obama was born in 1961, the Year of the Ox according to the Chinese
zodiac.

The blue and yellow shirt sports a colorful cartoon Ox with bulging biceps
and a tattoo that reads, ?Hawaii? and ?Punahou 1979,? the year Obama
graduated. The T-shirt can be bought from the company's website at
for $15.00.

And finally, in keeping with our foodie-centric take on Obama-mania here
in the islands, if you're going to be on Oahu, stop by the Chowder House
at Ward Warehouse, and you'll see a sign on display in the restaurant's
front window with Barack Obama's face on the cover of Time magazine and a
caption that reads, ?As a student in Honolulu, Senator Obama dined here
often.?

People in Hawaii are proud of Barack Obama's historic accomplishment, and
it shows!

Until next time,

Happy Holidays From The Friendly Folks At BuzzHawaii.com!