2025 Hawaii Per Diem Rates FY25
2025 Hawaii Per Diem Rates are now available!
The Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO) prescribes the per diem rates for non-foreign locations overseas (also referred to as Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) locations, which includes Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, etc.).
The Department of Defense has announced that rates within the Continental United States (CONUS) GSA per diem rates for military travel will go up slightly for Fiscal Year 2025, which runs from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025.
What are the 2025 Hawaii Per Diem Rates?
Travelers to Oahu, Hawaii are reimbursed up to the Max Lodging Rate per night of $202/night (+ taxes). Meals are paid at the flat rate of $126/day regardless of how much the traveler actually spends of food. As a result, a traveler is unable to “pocket” any money on lodging; it’s “use or lose,” whereas if a traveler spends less than the daily rate on meals, a traveler can “pocket” the difference, as meals are paid at a flat rate regardless of the actual expense. Travelers to Oahu receive the following per diem rates for lodging, meals, and incidentals:
| Locality | Maximum Lodging | Local Meals | Proportional Meals | Local Incidentals | Maximum Per Diem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oahu | $202 | $126 | $72 | $31 | $359 |
The Per Diem Rate = Max Lodging + Meals (Local Meals, Proportional, or Government) + Incidental Rate (Local or On Base). Rates are established by DTMO.
GSA FY2025 Per Diem Highlights
Federal per diem reimbursement rates include a maximum lodging allowance component and a meals and incidental expenses (M&IE) component. Most CONUS (approximately 2600 counties) fall under the standard per diem rate, including lodging and M&IE). Some locales in high-cost living areas can expect a higher Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) increase of up to about 5%, with very few markets seeing an increase.
How are the GSA Per Diem Rates Calculated?
GSA bases the maximum nightly lodging allowance on an average daily rate (ADR) and has done so since 2006. The ADR throughout the lodging industry is a calculated measure of a property’s nightly room revenue (the rate per night) divided by the total number of rooms rented as reported by the hotel property. This industry-recognized calculation is what the GSA then uses to calculate the average nightly lodging rate based on city, state, and zip code. The Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) also allows for the reimbursement of actual expenses when the per diem rates for a travel location are insufficient to meet necessary expenses while the government or military member is on official travel.
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