Umthethosivivinywa osungula inkampani engenzi nzuzo ukuze ikhuthaze ukuvakasha kwase-US, ibhizinisi, nohambo lwezifundo ezivakashini zakwamanye amazwe uphasise iSigele sase-US namuhla.

Umthetho Wokukhuthaza Ukuhamba ka-2009, oxhaswe ngokuhlanganyela futhi osekelwa Izigele u-Daniel K. Inouye kanye no-Daniel K. Akaka, uhloselwe ukuphromotha uhambo lwangaphandle nokuvakasha e-United States.

Isilinganiso, esiphumelele iSenethi ngevoti lama-79-19, sizosiza futhi ukuxhumana kangcono nezinqubomgomo zokungena zase-US kubavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe.

Umthetho udala Ihhovisi Lokuphromotha Ukuhamba ngaphakathi koMnyango Wezohwebo ukuze lixhumane nenhlangano.

"Njengoba umnotho womhlaba ubhebhetheka, imboni yethu yezivakashi iyahlupheka futhi noma yiluphi usizo uhulumeni wobumbano angalunikeza imboni yethu yokuqala lungasiza ekuvuseleleni umnotho wethu," kusho uSenator Inouye. “Njengesango lokungena esifundeni sase-Asia Pacific, iHawaii ibekwe ngendlela ehlukile njengesizinda sezivakashi zamazwe ngamazwe ezifisa ukuya eziqhingini zethu bese zingena ezweni lase-US. Womabili amazwe asathuthuka kanye nezomnotho ezithuthukile emhlabeni wonke anongqongqoshe namahhovisi akhuthaza ukuya emazweni awo, kodwa i-US ayinawo. Lo mthetho uyisinyathelo sokuqala esibalulekile endleleni efanele.”

“Ezokuvakasha nemihlangano emikhulu, imihlangano kanye nezimboni zokukhuthaza abantu kubalulekile emnothweni waseHawaii, kodwa zisengozini yezenzakalo zamazwe ngamazwe kanye nokushintshashintsha kwezinto,” kusho uSenator Akaka. “Lo mthetho ungakhuthaza abantu ukuthi bavakashele e-US ngokusiza abangaba izivakashi ukuthi bazulazule ngezinqubomgomo zokuvakasha eziqinisiwe zangemva kwe-9/11 kanye nokuncintisana nemikhankaso yokumaketha yamanye amazwe. Ukuthuthukisa uhambo lwamazwe ngamazwe kuwutshalomali oluqinile emnothweni wethu.”

NgoJulayi, izivakashi zamazwe ngamazwe ezingu-969,343 zavakashela eHawaii uma kuqhathaniswa nezingu-1,066,524 ngo-2008, ukwehla ngamaphesenti angu-9.1, ngokoMnyango Wezokuthuthukiswa Komnotho Wezwe Nezokuvakasha.

Sekukonke, uma kuqhathaniswa nezinyanga eziyisikhombisa zokuqala ngo-2008, izivakashi ezivakashela iziqhingi ngesikhathi esifanayo kulo nyaka zehle ngamaphesenti angu-8.1.

Ngokusho kwe-US Travel Association , imali yokuvakasha e-Hawaii ngo-2007 yaba isamba esingu-US$16.3 wezigidi, senza u-US$2.26 wezigidi zamarisidi entela futhi yaqasha abantu abayi-155,200 ngenani eliphelele lokukhokhelwa kwe-US$4.6 million.