Mayor Caldwell traveled domestically and internationally between January 2013 and March 2015 for various purposes related to his role as Mayor. Some key trips included meetings in Washington D.C. with federal officials to discuss Honolulu's rail transit project, attending transportation and economic development conferences, leading a trade mission to the Philippines, and visiting sister cities in Japan. The total reported costs for the travel amounted to over $25,000, though some trips involved partial payment from other organizations.

1. Summary of Mayor Caldwell's Travel
1/1/13 through 3/31/15
as of 4/7/15
Destination Purpose Dates City Cost (incl. HART)
Maui LiUNA PSW Regional Conference 4/15/2013 4/16/2013 201.79
Washington, D.C. Meet U.S. Federal Transit Administration & Hawaii
Congressional delegation regarding rail transit
project
4/21/2013 4/25/2013 2,807.28
Chicago, IL American Public Transportation Annual Meeting 9/28/2013 10/3/2013 2,718.76
Chicago, IL Urban Land Institute's Rose Center for Public
Leadership Program
11/4/2013 11/9/2013 - Paid by a gift from ULI, Reso 13-227
Washington, D.C. U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting 1/20/2014 1/25/2014 2,490.55
Philippines Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii 24th
Trade Mission to the Philipines
2/10/2014 2/18/2014 3,180.28
Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr.'s State of the County
address
3/17/2014 345.40
Washington, D.C. Meet Congressional & U.S. Depart. Of
Transportation officials regarding rail transit project
& other City business
4/5/2014 4/11/2014 4,357.92
Kauai Hawaii FirstNet Workshop 7/2/2014 - Paid for by a Federal grant; State & Local
Implementation Grant 15-10-S13015
Japan Sister City & potential Sister City visitation,
representing Honolulu at the Hiroshima bombing
anniversary ceremony.
7/31/2014 8/6/2014 3,549.01 Partially paid by a gift from Nagaoka
International Exchange Association, Reso 14-
148
Korea Economic Development and tourism meetings 9/17/2014 9/22/2014 1,240.25 Partially paid by a gift from Sosuk Ko, Reso
14-158
Austin, TX National League of Cities, 90th Anniversary
Congress of Cities & Expo
11/17/2014 11/21/2014 - Gift from Urban Land Institute, Reso 14-249
Washington, D.C. U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting, Mayors
Innovation Project meeting with U.S. Dept. of
Transportation, Federal Transit Admiistration, and
members of Congressional Rail Transit project
1/19/2015 1/25/2015 3,401.95
Los Angeles, CA 2015 Western States Institutional Investors
Conference
3/25/2015 3/26/2015 926.87 * possible additional charges; pending
Statement of Completed Travel