“It’s Like Hawai’i”: Making a Tourist Utopia in Jeju Island, 1963-1985

This paper examines the trajectory, ambitions, and practices involved in the official national and provincial planning for Jeju Island from 1963 to 1985 as it became reimagined as the so-called ‘Hawai'i of East Asia’. Jeju Island has been constantly built, left unfinished, demolished, and rebui...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tommy Tran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Island Studies Journal 2022-11-01
Series:Island Studies Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.170