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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
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
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