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<br /> <br />Roy Takemoto <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br />January 3, 2020 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />County Mass Transit Cancels Some Bus Routes amid Shortage of ADA- <br />Accessible Vehicles <br /> <br />On Wednesday, January 1, 2020, the County of Hawai‘i Mass Transit Agency <br />commenced the cancellation of some bus routes due to a shortage of vehicles capable <br />of providing access to bus riders under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). <br /> <br />Mass Transit Administrator Brenda Carreira said that the routes which are cancelled <br />vary from day to day. Today, January 3, 2020, the following routes have been <br />cancelled: <br /> <br /> Waimea AM <br /> Intra Kona 2 <br /> Pāhoa 2 <br /> Pāhoa 3 <br /> Volcano AM <br /> <br />Please check the Hele On website at www.heleonbus.org for updates and Civil Defense <br />alerts daily. <br /> <br />The Mass Transit Agency apologizes for these cancellations and appreciates the <br />community’s patience as it works to resolve the shortage of vehicles. <br /> <br />For further information, please contact the Mass Transit Agency at 961-8343. <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />