HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 056 Draft 01 2010-2012OFFICE INFORMATION ONLY
Meeting: Council — June 1, 2011
Action: Withdrawn by introducer (Mr. Hoffmann) on the
Floor at first reading
Re: Bill 56, Comm. 217, Waived -FC
COUNTY OF HAWAII
ORDINANCE NO.
STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 56
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 4, OF THE HAWAII
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PUBLIC
TRANSIT SYSTEM, ISLAND -WIDE FARE STRUCTURE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend Chapter 18, Article 4,
Public Transit System, Island -Wide Fare Structure, of the Hawaii County Code. The
amendment of this article will extend the Kokua Zone termination date until June 30, 2012.
SECTION 2. Chapter 18, article 4, division 1, section 18-90 of the Hawaii County
Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), 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-Kohala-Kona.
For one-way travel within each zone set out in fare schedule A, a base cash fare of 75 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 75 cents
will be collected. For one-way travel 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 prepurchased at a
discount of ten percent off the scheduled 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
transit agency. The ten percent discount in this paragraph shall not apply to the demand
response fare.
(d) Fare prepayment discount for senior citizens, handicapped persons and students.
All tickets for travel by senior citizens, handicapped persons and students, between the
points set out in the above schedules, can be prepurchased at a discount of thirty-three and
one-third percent off the scheduled 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
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."
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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 approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
, Hawai`i
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1 st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCES Comm. 217