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out in the above schedules upon payment of the designated monthly bus fares to the mass transit agency. The ten percent discount in paragraph (c) shall not apply to prepaid tickets and monthly bus passes purchased pursuant to this paragraph. The thirty-three and one-third percent discount in this paragraph shall not apply to the demand response fare. (e) Circuit fares. For same day round-trip travel discount based on the regular one-way fare, the circuit fare to be collected is set out in schedule C in section 18-92. (f) Shared -ride fares. Shared -ride program coupons may be purchased by the public through the mass transit agency and its designated coupon sales outlets in accordance with the following schedule: Coupon Price 5 coupon book........................$15 ($3 per coupon) 10 coupon book......................$25 ($2.50 per coupon) 15 coupon book......................$30 ($2 per coupon) For one-way travel limited to a maximum of nine miles under the shared -ride program the fare to be collected is set out in fare schedule D in section 18-92. (g) Promotional fares. (1) The purpose of this subsection is to provide lower bus fares when a new route or service is provided or to boost ridership on established routes. (2) The transit administrator may establish fares on a temporary basis for a period not to exceed ninety calendar days for bus routes and services. (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 Hawaii will produce economic, social and lifestyle benefits for the residents of Hawaii County. The distances residents must travel for work, medical, education, and social needs will be alleviated by providing public transportation at no cost to the user. (2) The County of Hawaii shall be designated a transportation kokua zone. Riders boarding and alighting any regularly scheduled bus route operated by the County of Hawaii or its designee shall ride free of charge. (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.] 2012. (5) Within one year of the kokua zone's effective date, and again not later than ninety days prior to June 30, [281] 2012, the transit administrator shall report to the Hawaii County council on the impact of its implementation." 2