It costs very little to softmod your Wii, then you can run Gecko and just boot import games that way. Just check wiibrew.org for installation help and compatibility when a firmware update drops (they'll tell you whether the HBC is affected by the update, if it is you just have to wait a few days for an update, it autoupdates over the internet).
Europeans are already used to import-modding stuff because we get screwed out of more games than I can count.
You might have to make sure that your TV can handle PAL, I know all PAL TVs also handle NTSC but I think the TVs sold in the US are more primitive.