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Region | No. of Residents in 2003 | Ratio to 2001(%) |
Hawaii | 34,600 | -0.41 |
LA | 698,325 | 2.99 |
Seattle | 151,189 | 6.31 |
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 | Singapore | Philippines | China | Australia | Europe |
1998 | 57,783 | 62,616 | 484,009 | 62,742 | 171,236 |
2002 | 188,471 | 280,413 | 1,722,130 | 160,867 | 439,787 |
 | Canada | America | Japan | Guam | Saipan |
1998 | 55,413 | 407,373 | 822,358 | 14,798 | 17,958 |
2002 | 127,686 | 606,509 | 1,266,116 | 114,899 | 85,896 |
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1'st Phase | £ªReinstate travel agency referral program & Simplify required documents |
| £ªReduce the fee or Wave the fee (Current fee is $100 per person) |
| £ªIncrease the manpower of American Embassy in Korea |
| £ªIncrease the location of Visa Issue in Korea (Busan, Kwangju, etc.) |
Result ¡æ | £ªAssume estimated Korean visitors to Hawaii are over 100,000 people. |
| £ªEstimated Revenue under the assumption that one tourist spend min. $500 for 3 nights stay would be over $50 Million. |
2'nd Phase ¡æ | £ªHawaii Only Visa (Min. 1 week to Max. 30 days) |
Result ¡æ | £ªAssume estimated Korean visitors to Hawaii are over 200,000 people. |
| £ªEstimated Revenue under the assumption that one tourist spend min. $500 for 3 nights stay would be over $100 Million |
2'nd Phase ¡æ | £ªHawaii No Visa (Same as Guam & Saipan) |
Result ¡æ | £ªAssume estimated Korean visitors to Hawaii are over 300,000 people. |
| £ªEstimated Revenue under the assumption that one tourist spend min. $500 for 3 nights stay would be over $150 Million |
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