HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 063 Draft 03 1998-2000 OFFICE INFORMATION ONLY
Meeting: Finance Committee - 12/20/2004
Action: Close file via Comm 21 dated 12/07/2004
Re: Comm. 234 (Bill 63, Drafts 2 and 3) (1999)
COUNTY OF HAWAII.,...,..., STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 63
(Draft 3)
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE
RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FARES.
SECTION 1. Pu ose. The purpose of this ordinance is to create a new fare-rate
for persons using the Hele-On bus system. It would allow a person an unlimited amount
of travel on Hele-On buses within two areas for a single fare of $5.00 per day. The areas
would be in East Hawaii between Pahoa, Hilo, and Honokaa, and in West Hawaii
between Kailua-Kona and Kealia.
SECTION 2. Chapter 18, Article 4, Division 1, Section 18-90, of the Hawaii
County Code, "Fare" is amended to read as follows:
Section 18-90. Fares.
Every person using the mass transit service owned, maintained or operated by the
County shall be charged the fares set out in the following schedules:
(a) Hilo-Hamakua-Waimea-Koh~la-Kona. For one-way travel dvithin each zone set'
out in fare schedule A, a base cash fare of 7S cents will be collected. For one-way
travel between any two zones, the cash fare to be collected is set out in fare
schedule A in section 18-92.
(b) Hilo-Puna-Ka'u. For one-way travel within each zone set out in fare schedule B, a
base cash fare of 7S cents will be collected. For one-way gravel between any two
zones, the fare to be collected is set out in fare schedule B in section 18-92.
(c) Fare Prepayment Discount. All tickets for travel between the points set out in
above schedules can be pre-purchased at a discount often percent off the
scheduled cash fare. The monthly bus pass fare plan shall be based upon indivddal
issuance of bus passes for travel within and between designated zones set out in
the above schedules upon payment of the designated monthly bus fares to the mass
transportation agency. The ten percent discount in this paragraph shall not apply
to the demand response fare.
(d) Fare Prepayment Discount for Senior Citizens, Handicapped Perons and Students.
All tickets for travel by senior citizens, handicapped persons and students, between
the points set out in the above schedules, can be pre-purchased at a discount of
thirty-three and one-third percent off the schedules cash fare. The monthly bus
pass fare plan shall be based upon individual issuance of bus passes for travel
within and between designated zones set out in the above schedules upon payment
of the designated monthly bus fares to the mass transportation agency. The ten
percent discount in paragraph (c) shall not apply to pre-paid 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 transportation agency and its designated coupon sales outlets in
accordance with the following schedule:
Coupon Price
5 coupon book $15.00 ($3.00 per coupon)
-10 coupon book $25.00 ($2.50 per coupon)
15 coupon book ; $30.00 ($2.00 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) Hele-On Daily Pass. A "Hele-On D~ Pass" can be nurchased for a rate of $5 00
ner dav. which allows the user unlimited travel during the date of purchase within
either of two areas set out in the fare schedules A and B in section 18-92
(11 Hilo area: The Honokaa. Paauilo Ookala Laupahoehoe Papaaloa Ninole
Hakalau. Honomu Pepeekeo Papaikou and Hilo zones in Schedule A and the
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Keaau. Hilo. Ainaloa. Paradise Park. Hawaiian Beaches and Pahoa zones in
Schedule B.
f21 Kona area: The "Honaunau-Capt. Cook" zone. the "Kealakekua. Kainaliu
Honalo" zone, and the "Kailua, Keauhou" zone. all in Schedule A.
SECTION 3. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 4. In any provision of.lhis ordinance, or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other
provision or application which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.
INT ODUCED BY:
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COUNCILMEMB C OF HAWAII
FG:Ordinance:a/ChapterlBPublicTransp.
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCFa Comm. 234.002
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