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Joel Cavasso a real estate agent who is handling the rental of the houses where Obama and his group will stay, said the president's visit is still important to Kailuans. "I remember when John F. Kennedy came here and I was sitting on my father's shoulders to get a glimpse of him," Cavasso said. "It's a big deal for people to see their president ... Oops, I think I might have just aged myself." Carnohan, the gift shop owner, said she's hoping Obama at least stops for a bite at a well-known restaurant across a small plaza from her business. "He brings a lot of energy to Kailua," she said. "There's a buzz that translates into more curiosity-seekers and that translates into more foot traffic ... It's kind of like my own little (economic) stimulus." A Kailua business that has been a regular stop for Obama and his daughters the last three years is Island Snow, a beachwear store that is most famous for its shave ice
-- a version of what mainlanders know as snow cones. "That was the first time I've ever met anyone that important in my life," said a still-beaming Cheyne Vincent, 20, an Island Snow supervisor who snagged a picture with the president at the shop last year. Vincent is hoping that Obama again shows up with his two daughters, several friends and the small army of Secret Service, local police and media that tied up the block for 90 minutes last year. "He was really cool, really nice, really humble," Vincent added.
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