Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on International Affairs and Tourism and Culture, to which was referred H.R. No. 141 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to urge Hawaii's Congressional delegation to introduce federal legislation to provide additional resources to expand visa processing capacity in the Consular Section of the United States Embassy in Seoul, Republic of Korea, and to include the Republic of Korea in the Visa Waiver Program.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Korean Visitors to Hawaii Project Committee, and Korean Air Lines submitted testimony in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on International Affairs and Tourism and Culture that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 141 and recommend its adoption.