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COUNTY OF HAWAI'I
STATE OF HAWAI'I
BILL NO. 168
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 4, SUBSECTION 18-90(h), OF
THE HAWAI'I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAW AI'I:
SECTION 1. Findings and Purpose. The Hawai'i County Council, in amending
Section 18-90(h), of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), seeks to extend
the County-wide transportation k6kua zone to December 31, 2010.
SECTION 2. Chapter 18, article 4, section 18-90(h), of the Hawai'i County Code 1983
(2005 edition, as amended), is hereby amended 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 no
cost to the user.
(2) The County of Hawai'i shall be designated a transportation k6kua
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.
(3) The transportation k6kua 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 k6kua zone shall terminate on
[December 31, 2009.] December 31, 2010.
(5) Within one year ofthe k6kua zone's effective date, and again not
later than ninety days prior to [December 31, 2009,] December 31,
2010, the transit administrator shall report to the Hawai'i County
council on the impact of its implementation.
SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications
of the ordinance 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 approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
Hilo, Hawai'i
Date of Introduction:
Date of I st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
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