Spokesman Ed Donovan says the driver wasn't trying to get near Obama or his family and the incident had nothing to do with his Hawaii visit.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports police were chasing the man who was trying to evade arrest on several warrants related to driving violations.
The driver, who wasn't immediately identified, didn't go near a security barricade closer to the Obama vacation home, and was arrested a short while later.
The president was playing golf at a nearby Marine base at the time.
