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COUNTY OF HAWAICI •4 Siff STATE OF HAWAII ♦� oi'xi1 -: BILL NO. 259 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 4, DIVISION 1, SECTION 18 -90, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter 18, article 4, division 1, section 18 -90, Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending subsection (h) to read as follows: "(h) Island -wide transportation [free] zone. (1) The purpose of this subsection is to provide the public with a transportation alternative to the private automobile. The provision of an effective public transportation system for the residents of the County of Hawai`i will produce economic, social, and lifestyle benefits for the residents of Hawai`i County. The distances residents must travel for work, medical, education, and social needs will be alleviated by providing public transportation at [ne] a reduced cost to [the user.] the majority of riders. (2) The County of Hawai`i shall be designated a transportation kokua zone. Riders boarding and alighting any regularly scheduled bus route operated by the County of Hawai`i or its designee shall [ride free of charge.] be charged a nominal fee of $1 per ride effective July 1, 2010, with the exception of the following persons as defined in section 18 -1, who shall ride free of charge: (A) Handicapped; (B) Senior citizen; and (C) Student. (3) The transportation kokua zone shall not apply to County contracted shared -ride taxi services, County operated curb to curb van services, or County operated non - scheduled bus services. (4) The County wide transportation kokua zone shall terminate on June 30, 2011 [T]. unless amended by the council. - - - ] Between ninety and sixty days prior to June 30, 2011, the transit administrator shall report to the council on the impact of the implementation of this amended transportation kokua zone, which charges a nominal fee of $1 per ride with the exception of certain riders as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection."