The Honolulu Festival was honored by the attendance of Mayor Kirk Caldwell at the festival organization meeting on February 27, 2014. Mayor Caldwell stressed how important the festival is to the State of Hawaii and the City and County of Honolulu in bringing visitors to Hawaii to celebrate our diversity. The City and County of Honolulu has generously donated $25,000 to the Honolulu Festival Foundation to celebrate the festival’s 20th anniversary.