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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />BILL NO. 35 <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AS <br />ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 08 -116 AND AMENDED BY ORDINANCE <br />NO. 10 -104, RELATING MASS TRANSIT HELE -ON SERVICE TO THE HILO AND <br />KEAHOLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`L• <br />SECTION 1. Chapter 4, section 4.2 (Mass Transit), subsection 4.2.3 (Actions), of the <br />Puna Community Development Plan (as amended), is amended by adding a new paragraph (1) to <br />read as follows: <br />" 1. Expand Hele -On transit service to include regular service to both the Hilo and <br />Keahole International Airports from all existing and future service routes. <br />SECTION 2. Chapter 5, section 5.3 (Implementation Table), subsection 4.2.3 of the <br />Implementation Table of the Puna Community Development Plan (as amended), is amended to <br />read as follows: <br />4.2.3 <br />Mass Transit <br />(A) <br />Prepare a county -wide Transit Master Plan <br />MTA <br />FED <br />X <br />TBD <br />(B) <br />Improve transit service operations by: <br />MTA <br />FED <br />— <br />Increasing transit service to a minimum of two <br />MTA <br />FED <br />X <br />1,200 <br />additional runs during peak hours <br />— <br />Establish demand responsive transit in subdivisions <br />MTA <br />FED <br />X <br />TBD <br />— <br />Provide commuter express bus service from Pahoa to <br />MTA <br />FED <br />X <br />TBD <br />Hilo and Volcano to Hilo <br />— <br />Establish a hub-and-spoke transit system <br />MTA <br />FED <br />X <br />TBD <br />(C) <br />Develop transit hubs at the following locations: <br />— <br />Kea`au (Primary Hub) <br />MTA <br />FED <br />X <br />TBD <br />—Pahoa <br />(Secondary Hub) <br />MTA <br />FED <br />X <br />—Volcano <br />(Secondary Hub) <br />MTA <br />FED <br />X <br />— <br />Mountain View (Secondary Hub) <br />MTA <br />FED <br />X <br />(D) <br />Provide ark - and -ride lots at transit hubs and HPP <br />MTA <br />FED <br />X <br />X <br />(E) <br />Provide express bus service for commuters from Pahoa <br />to Hilo and Volcano to Hilo <br />MTA <br />FED <br />X <br />(F) <br />Develop a cooperative program with public and private <br />MTA <br />DOE,LEG,NGOs <br />X <br />schools to provide student passes for the Hele -On Bus <br />(G) <br />Launch public education campaign promoting transit <br />MTA <br />NGOs <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />services <br />(H) <br />Cultivate public /private partnerships, such as <br />MTA <br />NGOs, EMPL <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />employer-sponsored bus passes <br />(I) <br />Expand MTA staff to provide greater support for <br />COU <br />FIN,MTA <br />X <br />X <br />transit operations <br />