Hawaiian state lawmakers often travel between the islands, to the U.S. mainland, and internationally. Using the state's public records law, Civil Beat asked for travel data from the House and Senate to identify which lawmakers planned to spend the most time away from their districts, where they planned to visit, and who would pay for their trips. Sen. Donna Kim had the highest number of trip requests, using her own legislative allowance and other unspecified funds for a trip to Lisbon, Portugal. The longest trip requested was an 11-day excursion to New York for the annual Conference of State Majority Leaders in 2023. Each lawmaker has a discretionary fund to cover their own trips, but travel may also be covered by state agencies, private groups or a combination.