WASHINGTON » It was 14 degrees outside, but that did not stop Kenneth Ho from dressing as if he was back home in Waimanalo.

When he arrived at U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye's office to pick up his tickets for Tuesday's inauguration, he was wearing his trusty rubber slippers, although he did add socks to the outfit.

“;From Honolulu to Chicago he had shorts and slippers,”; said his girlfriend, Charslene Kanoa. “;Then from Chicago to D.C. he had shorts and slippers. It was only when we went to our hotel that he put on socks.

“;And that was just so that people would stop questioning him.”;

Ho said that when they arrived in Chicago, the temperatures were below zero, and they were told that the temperature in Washington would be 10 degrees.

“;We got over here, it was 12, so it's not that bad,”; he said with a laugh.

Ho might need more than a sense of humor to keep him warm come Inauguration Day.

While the forecast is for mostly cloudy skies and a high of 30 degrees, the key factor will be whether the wind whips up, making it feel 10 to 20 degrees cooler.

“;If the wind is up on Inauguration Day, lots of people simply aren't going to be able to stay there for it. I don't care what their intentions are,”; said U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie. “;The cold could destroy you.

“;You can't fight cold. You can fight heat. You can deal with heat—just deal with it. But cold—you can't deal with it.”;

 

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  Yesterday's highs made it only into the teens, but forecasters say warmer temperatures are on the way. Temperatures are expected to climb into the 20s this weekend before reaching into the 30s in the early part of the week.

The coldest Inaugural Day on record was Jan. 20, 1985, Ronald Reagan's second term, when the thermometer read 7 degrees. Reagan's first inauguration, Jan. 20, 1981, holds the distinction of being the warmest, according to The Hill newspaper.

With a crowd of up to 2 million people expected for Tuesday's inauguration, forecasters warn those who will be standing outside for prolonged periods to take proper precautions, such as dressing in layers and wearing hats, gloves and scarves.

Wailuku residents Mike Okazaki and Carolann Guy were dressed in layers as they arrived in Washington to pick up an inaugural ticket for their daughter.

Okazaki said he would ordinarily not venture out into this kind of weather.

“;I was not interested in coming out in the cold, but for this I came,”; he said of the inauguration and events surrounding the occasion this weekend in Washington. “;I think it's one of the most exciting and historic events that we'll see.”;

Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho adapted quickly to the cold.

He arrived at Capitol Hill yesterday morning for a meeting with U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono wearing only his suit. As soon as the meeting was over, he headed to a men's clothing store for a wool overcoat.

“;For me to go out and get a coat—I didn't care where—that's something,”; the former NFL offensive lineman said. “;It's something I didn't expect.

“;The sun is shining, so you think it's no problem, but it's very cold. ... This is the first time I've worn a scarf in my life.”;