Medical Services

Hawaii's natural beauty and amenable climate; its multi-ethnic and multicultural society which features a number of cultural, historic, and artistic events; and its recreational and educational facilities all serve to draw visitors to our state. These factors combined with Hawaii's high-quality medical personnel and facilities makes Hawaii the perfect location to become the health care center of the Pacific.

The greatest potential for Hawaii is to tap into the large number of upper-income individuals from the Asia-Pacific countries, as their populations grow older and require state-of the art medical technologies. It is estimated that about 30 million people in Asia have incomes that can support travel to the U.S. for medical and healthcare services. Additional days that these patients are required to stay in Hawaii before and after hospital discharge, along with expenditures during these periods by accompanying friends and relatives, further increase the overall contribution of the medical and healthcare sector.

Continuing and Elderly Care

The State of Hawaii's Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) is also able to assist by providing information, finding potential business partners and investment opportunities, or is ready to help and support clients and business needs. Hawaii is ready to showcase its expertise in the medical and health care field. The Hawaii Continuing and Elderly Care Services directory and the participating organizations are examples of the state's efforts to promote health tourism and fulfill the Governor's vision of "Hawaii, Health Care Center of the Pacific."