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Obamas Escape Chicago -- But Can't Escape the Photogs

December 23, 2008 1:48 PM

At least one Chicago family escaped the frigid Chicago winter for warmer weather this Christmas: The family of President-elect Barack Obama.

As other Chicagoans heading home for the holidays faced massive delays getting into town, the Obamas were far away in Hawaii on Oahu's Kailua Beach. The shirtless President-elect was snapped enjoying sunshine in the southeastern region of Oahu. 

Kailua Beach, where beachgoers kayak, swim, windsurf and soak up the sun on white sand beaches, is public, so keeping the incoming family's vacation private has been tricky. On Monday, the president-elect also hit the golf course as the press looked on.

Hawaii tourism, like Chicago tourism, is basking in the glory of sharing the roots of the next president with travelers.

"I can't explain the joy and satisfaction that we have from a local boy who will be the 44th president in a few weeks," said Discover Hawaii Tours guide Dennis Lynch. The company now brings visitors to Obama's old haunts.

-ABC News' Kate Barrett

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